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Gleann Nan Iomairean

Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)

Site Name Gleann Nan Iomairean

Classification Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)

Canmore ID 22329

Site Number NM55SE 3

NGR NM 60027 50426

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Morvern
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Lochaber
  • Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NM55SE 3 c. 598 505.

(NM 600 505) Shielings, 475' OD, and towards Gleann nan Iomairean settlement (NM65SW 2) are traces of circular structures, including a massive one 14' in diameter.

P Gaskell 1968.

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Alleged area of shielings centred NM 598 505 delineated on OS air photographs 67.322.317.

Information from OS (N K B) 16 June 1970.

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Aerial Photography (30 August 2010)

Two discrete clusters of shieling huts and mounds are visible on aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 2010).

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