River Shiel
No Class
Site Name River Shiel
Classification No Class
Canmore ID 12001
Site Number NG91NW 2
NGR NG 93 18
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Glenshiel
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (26 September 1966)
Visited by OS (WDJ) 26 September 1966.
Desk Based Assessment (11 April 1969)
NG91NW 2 93 18.
A vitrified fort, "The Torr", near the mouth of the River Shiel, is listed by both Christison (D Christison 1898) and Childe (V G Childe 1946).
Cotton (M A Cotton 1954) has assumed that this is where the river flows into Loch Duich, but field investigation has failed to find any trace of a fort or vitrified material in the area, and no local knowledge of "The Torr".
It is probable that the site referred to is in fact NM67SE 4. (Ardnamurchan, Argyll).
D Christison 1898; V G Childe 1946; M A Cotton 1954; Visited by OS (WDJ) 26 September 1966.