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North Uist, Beinn A'chaolais
Building (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Mound (Post Medieval), Natural Feature (Period Unknown), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name North Uist, Beinn A'chaolais
Classification Building (Post Medieval), Lazy Beds (Post Medieval), Mound (Post Medieval), Natural Feature (Period Unknown), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 10436
Site Number NF97NW 4
NGR NF 90456 77944
NGR Description Centred NF 90456 77944
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10436
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF97NW 4 9044 7795.
A large stone slab, 7ft 3ins x 5ft, lies among the ruins of several shielings on Beinn a' Chaolais, 1/2 mile E of Port Nan Long. Near it lies another, more than 5ft in length.
E Beveridge 1911.
Two boulders, of the dimensions given by Beveridge, are situated in the westernmost of a group of six shielings at NF 9044 7795. There is no apparent reason why these should be singled out from the many other large stones in the area.
Visited by OS (J T T) 26 June 1965.
Field Visit (18 September 2010)
A group of six shielings huts, a building (NF 90456 77944) and a circular mound (NF 90465 77952) which is probably the remains of another hut, are spread across the lower S slopes of Beinn a’ Chaolcais. The shieling huts are all subrectangular on plan, two built only of turf (NF 90589 77967 and NF 90484 77963) and four of turf and stone (NF 90485 77943, NF 90443 77947, NF 90446 77960 and NF 90280 77967); one of the latter appears to occupy a grass grown mound and stands to the NE of a small plot of lazy bed cultivation (NF 90446 77960). The building is aligned NE and SW, and, like the shieling huts, it too is subrectangular and built of turf and stone.
Visited by RCAHMS (SPH) 18 September 2010
