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Meall Daimh, Raasay
Shieling Hut (Post Medieval)
Site Name Meall Daimh, Raasay
Classification Shieling Hut (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 380335
Site Number NG54SE 72
NGR NG 57033 40385
NGR Description NG 57033 40385
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/380335
- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Project (9 May 2007 - 18 May 2007)
NG 55940 39680 Following the results of a desk-based assessment, a group of shielings and a boundary dyke were identified to the eastern end of the water main, north of Loch na Meilich. Two follow up visits to the area were made, the first consisting of a walk over survey checking for upstanding archaeological remains and flagging known NMRS sites for the attention of the contractors on site. During the second site visit the sites were surveyed using a DGPS unit in mapping mode, photographed and recorded. The construction work was closely monitored. One new shieling hut was recorded, previously not noted within the NMRS or SMR record, at the foot of the western flank of Meall Daimh.
Information from J Wood - Highland Archaeology Services Ltd.
OASIS ID: highland4-33665
Field Visit (9 May 2007 - 18 May 2007)
NG 57033 40385 Part of a group of shielings. It lay 30m from a pipe storage area, at the foot of the western flank of Meall Daimh. On a grassy terrace amongst tumbled rocks, at a height of circa 300 meters above OD are the well preserved remains of a twin celled shieling with associated enclosure. The shieling lies on a NW – SE alignment and consists of a stone built, rectangular cell with rounded corners, which measures 5.2m long by 4.0m wide over walls 1m thick.
Information from J Wood - Highland Archaeology Services Ltd.
OASIS ID: highland4-33665
