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Breac Dubh
Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Breac Dubh
Classification Enclosure (Period Unassigned), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 5576
Site Number NC63NE 44
NGR NC 691 399
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5576
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC63NE 44 691 399.
(NC 691 399) Breac Dubh (NAT) undescribed square features (nine shown). OS 6"map, (1963)
Within an irregular enclosed area are three rectangular footings and outside in the SE are three further ones. Dimensions range from 3.0m by 2.5m to 7.0m by 2.0m. The site is known as Breac Dubh (Information from D MacLean, Head Forester, Delvina Lodge, Syre to OS) and was cleared in 1814-19 (Prebble 1963). There is a hut circle (NC63NE 43D) also inside the enclosed area.
J Prebble 1963; Visited by OS (E G C) 3 May 1961.
These are remains of shieling structures of which there are about nine, obscured by re-afforestation.
Visited by OS (J M) 22 March 1977.
An enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherland 1878, sheet xlv). Five unroofed shieling-huts and a length of the enclosure wall are shown on the current editions of the OS 1:10,000 map (1987) and (1992).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 9 October 1995.
Field Visit (29 August 2016 - 8 September 2016)
A desktop and walkover survey was conducted in August and September 2016 for two areas of restocking in Rosal Forest. Work revealed one previously unrecorded site of an enclosure at NC 69540/40067. Recording was also undertaken of existing sites (NC63NE 6, 15, 40, 42-44).
Funder: Tillhill Forestry
Stuart Farrell
