Monument record 10113 - LSFH 13.2 Loch Dubh

"This turf-built, stone-lined rectangular sheiling measures 3 metres from weat to east and 2 metres from north to south. It is located on the west facing slopes above Loch Dubh and has commanding views of the loch and much of its shore. Standing to little more than 0.4 metres in height much of its turf has been eroded away leaving just its internal facing to mark its form and location. There is a possible entrance on its west face, looking out over Loch Dubh." "Located on the west facing slopes above the eastern end of Loch Dubh this group of three sheilings gives an indication of an area of transhumance farming, pointing to the location of an area of summer grazing. Consisting of two rectilinear turf and stone structures - likely to date to the pre-crofting/crofting phase of activities, and one earlier curvilinear turf and stone structure that is likely to date to the medieval/post-medieval period - the group is likely to represent just a small proportion of the transhumance activity in the area, much of which may lie outwith the 2003 study area to the east." (Burgess 2004, 25-6)

Chris Burgess, Northamptonshire Archaeology, 2004, Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Eilean Chalium Chille and the Putative Site of the Seaforth Head Castle (Unpublished document). SWE41054.