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Auchnasheenish
Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Auchnasheenish
Classification Rig And Furrow (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 68538
Site Number NC82NW 19
NGR NC 809 287
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/68538
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (27 May 1961)
NC82NW 19 809 287
At least seven shieling bothies averaging 6.0m by 3.0m. Another two occur within the northernmost hut-circle of NC82NW 11
Visited by OS (WDJ) 27 May 1961
Field Visit (11 March 1991)
There are at least nine oval shieling-huts to the SE of Auchnasheenish township (NC82NW 13), two of which are situated within a hut-circle (NC82NW 11 A). The largest measures 8.8m by 4.5m within stony banks 0.8m in thickness and 0.3m in height. Faint cultivation furrows are visible in the vicinity.
(KILD91 81, 83, 84)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 11 March 1991.
