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Creag An Tuim Bhig

Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Creag An Tuim Bhig

Classification Corn Drying Kiln (Period Unassigned), Head Dyke (Post Medieval), Lime Kiln (Period Unassigned), Township (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Sheanevall; Soilsean

Canmore ID 116055

Site Number NH82NW 37

NGR NH 8153 2780

NGR Description Centred NH 8153 2780

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Moy And Dalarossie
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH82NW 37 centred 8153 2780

Minor depopulation. Footings of seven bldgs, two small enclosures and a corn-drying kiln. Lazy beds in the vincinity. Date of and reason for depop not known.

Information from annotated note on linear sheet for Lin 501 (NH82NW)

A township, comprising seven unroofed buildings, one enclosure and a head-dyke is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire 1875, sheet xxxii). Six unroofed buildings, one enclosure and a lime kiln are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1982).

Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 3 July 1996.

Scheduled (with NH82NW 14) as 'Soilsean, deserted township and hut circle 745m ESE of... the remains of a late prehistoric hut circle and Sheanevall, a deserted rural township of post-medieval date...'

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 7 November 2007.

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