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Abhainn Nan Leac
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)(Possible), Shieling (Post Medieval)
Site Name Abhainn Nan Leac
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)(Possible), Shieling (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 289027
Site Number NG51NW 68
NGR NG 5235 1917
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/289027
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG51NW 68 5235 1917
NG 5235 1917 A stone built rectangular structure lying on a north-east to south-west alignment which measures 6.0m long by 5.0m wide over walls which have slumped to 1.0m wide. An entrance lies at the south-west corner where an upright stone marks one side of the opening. There is a 2.0m diameter pile of stones in the south-east corner of the structure.
NG 5239 1911 A badly disturbed circular stone cell which measures 2.8m in diameter. This cell sits inside the remains of a circle of largish boulders some 9.0m in diameter. This circle may be the robbed remains of a pre-historic hut circle.
Martin Wildgoose, George Kozikowski and Steven Birch, 1997.
