Scaladal Burn
Shieling (Post Medieval)
Site Name Scaladal Burn
Classification Shieling (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 289044
Site Number NG51NW 78
NGR NG 5307 1678
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG51NW 78 5307 1678
NG 5307 1678 An oval turf cell, with a stone lining, which measures 4.50m by 4.0m over walls 1.0m thick. A collapsed entrance lies in the east end.
NG 5315 1675 A loose group of 8 shielings consisting of:
2, circular, 4.00m diameter stone cells.
5, circular, 4.00m diameter turf cells. All very difficult to see.
1, figure of '8' twin cell, measuring 3.00m diameter each cell, on the edge of the burn.
A stone boundary dyke runs down the south side of the burn.
NG 5300 1652 a dispersed group of very poorly preserved figure of '8' shielings ? consisting of both stone and turf examples.
Martin Wildgoose, George Kozikowski and Steven Birch, 1997.
