Meall Mor
Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Meall Mor
Classification Enclosure(S) (Period Unassigned), Shieling Hut(S) (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 98604
Site Number NG78SE 2.01
NGR NG 792 803
NGR Description Centred on NG 792 803
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG78SE 2.01 centred on 792 803
Within a large area centred on NG 792 803 are the remains of a probable IA settlement with later shieling occupation.
The shieling occupation is shown by the presence of some twelve bothies, five of which lie within older hut-circles. The bothies, built of stone, are generally boat-shaped and measures 5.0m x 3.0m on average.
Little evidence of stone-clearance was seen in this area.
Visited by OS (W D J) 14 October 1964.
An enclosure is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire 1881, sheet xliv). Eleven shieling-huts and two enclosure are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10560 map (1968).
Information from RCAHMS (AKK) 19 April 1996.
