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RCAHMS Rum Record Upgrade Project
Date October 2010 - August 2011
Event ID 879471
Category Project
Type Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/879471
A ten day trip to Rum was undertaken in August to survey in detail a series of sites, including townships, shielings and deer-traps. The work was carried out mainly to provide information and illustrations for a planned publication, but the survey also provided the opportunity to revise and
enhance Canmore records.
RCAHMS (DES 2011, 201-2)
| Event | Type | Subtype | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 880470 | RECORDING | FIELD VISIT | This heather grown cairn stands on a knoll some 310m to the ENE of Guirdil bothy. It measures about 10m in diameter and 0.7m in height and has an arc of three possible kerbstones exposed on the E. At least two subrectangular huts overlie the cairn and have been built with stone robbed from it. [...] | 17 October 2010 |
| 1013543 | RECORDING | FIELD VISIT | To the N of the Abhainn Fiachanais there is a roughly-rectangular expanse of flat ground bounded on the NW and NE by the remains of a stone dyke which, together with the burn to the SE and the storm beach above the shore to the SW, defines a roughly-rectangular field amounting to about 0.8ha and containing traces of rig cultivation. At the NW edge of the field there are two small stone-walled huts built onto the dyke, one at NM 34305 94996, the other about 10m to the NE. A third hut and a small enclosure or stance stand to the W of the cultivated area. [...] | 13 October 2010 |
| 1013628 | RECORDING | FIELD VISIT | In a shallow gully formed between a storm beach (to the W) and craggy outcrops (to the E) there are at least eight huts and a small enclosure. Some of the huts are built from rounded pebbles, others appear to be of turf-and-stone, and at least one has walls constructed of angular blocks of stone. At least one hut stands on a mound that may represent the remains of an earlier structure. [...] | 13 October 2010 |
SC 1359035
RCAHMS survey drawing: plan of township at Harris, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
19/8/2011
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SC 1359037
RCAHMS survey drawing: plan of promontory fort, Glen Shellesder, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
25/8/2011
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SC 1359043
RCAHMS survey drawing: Plan of shieling huts at Allt Lag Sleitir, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
5/9/2011
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1359044
RCAHMS survey drawing: plan of shieling huts, Glen Shellesder, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
25/8/2011
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1359045
RCAHMS survey drawing; Plan of buildings and enclosures: Harris, Rum. Scanned image.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
23/8/2011
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DP 165341
General shot of staff setting up GPS repeater at the head of Glen Guirdil, Rum, with Bloodstone Hill in the background.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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Mrs Angela Gannon recording the dyke at Sron An t-Saighdeir.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General shot of the dyke at Sron An t-Saighdeir.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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Mrs Angela Gannon recording the dyke at Sron An t-Saighdeir.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165346
General view from Rum towards Canna.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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Staff setting up a GPS repeater at the head of Glen Guirdil.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165352
General view.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165353
General view of staff walking to Glen Shellesder. Mr Ian Parker, Mrs Angela Gannon, Miss Amy Gillespie.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
25/8/2011
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DP 165354
Shellesder fort.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
25/8/2011
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DP 165355
General view of Bloodstone Hill and Guirdil.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view of Guirdil.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view of Glen Guirdil and Bloodstone Hill.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165358
General view of Guirdil.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165359
General view of the Rum Cuilin.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view of Harris, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view of Kilmory, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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View of cross slab at Kilmory, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view of the mausoleum at Harris.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165365
Staff setting up the GPS at Orval, Rum. Mr Ian Parker, Mrs Angela Gannon, Mr Steve Boyle, Miss Amy Gillespie.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165366
Staff looking out from the ridge above Ard Nev.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165367
Surveying the deer trap at Orval, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165368
General view of the Rum Cuillin from Harris.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165369
Surveying the deer trap at Orval, Rum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165370
Detail of Ard Nev deer trap.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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Detail of Ard Nev deer trap.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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Detail of Ard Nev deer trap.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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Detail of Ard Nev deer trap.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165374
Looking uphill from the Ard Nev deer trap.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165375
Surveying the Ard Nev dee trap.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165376
Surveying the Ard Nev dee trap. Mr George Geddes in shot.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165377
View downhill to the deer trap at Ard Nev.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165378
General view of the western stretch of dyke at Ard Nev.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165379
General view of the eastern stretch of dyke at Ard Nev.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165380
General view of the eastern stretch of dyke at Ard Nev. Mr Steve Boyle in shot.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165381
General view of the eastern stretch of dyke at Ard Nev.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165382
General view of the lodge and mausoleum.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165383
Setting up the GPS at Harris, Rum. Mr Ian Parker and Mrs Angela Gannon in shot.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 165384
Adding finishing touches to the drawing of part of the Harris township, Rum. Mr Ian Parker in shot.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165385
General view.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 165405
General view down Kilmory Glen looking over the aqueduct towards the ruins of Salisbury's Dam.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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SC 1526933
Plan of fort at Shellesder. HES publication illustration.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
5/2016
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SC 1527064
Plan of buildings and enclosure outlying the settlement at Harris 1. HES publication illustration.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
5/2016
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SC 1527065
Plan of Harris 2 settlement. HES publication illustration.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
5/2016
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SC 1527066
Plan of Harris shielings. HES publication illustration.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
5/2016
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SC 1527067
Plan of Glen Shellesder shielings. HES publication illustration.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
5/2016
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DP 253074
View from W along centre of dam showing twin-walled construction
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from SSW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from SW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from W
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from NW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from S
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from NW
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from S
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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View from SE
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
24/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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General view
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
21/8/2011
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DP 279873
Working shot; staff on ferry. Amy Gillespie, Angela Gannon, Ian Parker, George Geddes.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
17/8/2011
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DP 279874
Working shot; Amy Gillespie, George Geddes, Ian Parker, Angela Gannon.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 279875
Working shot: Amy Gillespie, Angela Gannon, Ian Parker.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 279876
Working shot: Amy Gillespie, Angela Gannon, Steve Boyle.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 279877
Working shot: Amy Gillespie with pony.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
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DP 279878
Working shot: Angela Gannon, George Geddes, Amy Gillespie, Ian Parker.
Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
8/2011
© Crown Copyright: HES
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RCAHMS survey drawing: Plan of shieling huts at Allt Lag Sleitir, Rum.
RCAHMS survey drawing: plan of shieling huts, Glen Shellesder, Rum.
RCAHMS survey drawing; Plan of buildings and enclosures: Harris, Rum. Scanned image.
