Skye, Allt Fearna
Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Skye, Allt Fearna
Classification Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Creag Strollamus
Canmore ID 74811
Site Number NG62NW 12
NGR NG 6105 2570
NGR Description Centred NG 6105 2570
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74811
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG62NW 12 centred 6105 2570
On the upper of two natural terraces which lie on the SE-facing flank of Creag Strollamus, at a height of 135m OD, are the remains of six or seven earth- and stone-built structures. The group consists of:
1. A low green mound 9m by 4m overall with a small depression in the top,
2. A circular stone structure 4m in diameter, also on a low mound,
3. Low mounds 6m by 4m overall with a depression in the top,
4. Low mounds 6m by 4m overall with a depression in the top,
5. Sub-rectangular structure 9m by 4m over walls of earth 1m wide. A possible door opening (0.3m wide) lies in the NE end,
6/7 Two ghost outlines of possible sub-rectangular structures.
A small burn crosses the terrace at the NE end, close to structure (1).
Visited by M Wildgoose, 5 April 1990.
