Cnoc Neill
Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Cnoc Neill
Classification Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Creagan Tigh Na Creige
Canmore ID 5536
Site Number NC61SW 9
NGR NC 61519 10332
NGR Description Centred NC 614 104
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5536
- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC61SW 9 centred 614 104.
NC 614 102. A number of shielings.
R J Mercer 1980.
Centred on NC 614 104 are the turf-covered footings of twelve shieling bothies, oval to sub-rectangular in shape, with dimensions ranging from 4.0m by 3.0m to 8.0m by 4.0m.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 30 October 1980.
Scheduled as 'Creagan Tigh na Creige, shielings... small subcircular and subrectangular structures set in substantial mounds. This settlement comprises 9 shieling bothies and 2 further possible examples... oval to subrectangtular in shape, with dimensions varying from 4.0m by 3.0m to 8.0m by 4.0m. It is possible that the shielings on this site developed over a period of time as a result of continued seasonal rebuilding and that this led to the fairly massive accumulation of debris on this site... probably connected with the exploitation of seasonal pasture.'
Information fron Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 18 September 1991.
