Monument record 4 - CRO MHIC IAIN CHOINNICH, RONA

HW83SW 2 8065 3230

(HW 8065 3230) Cro Mhic Iian Choinnich (NAT)
O.S.6"map, 1965

A complex of six small enclosures, the dry-stone boundary wall of which are poorly preserved apart from one section on the SW perimeter where they remain to a height of 4'.
At the centre of the complex are the remains of one circular and two rectangular huts. The name 'Cro Mhic Iain Chrinnich' suggests its use as a fold; thus in all probability the small huts were used for calving and lambing purposes. There are no traces of cultivation.
H C Nisbet and R A Gailey 1960

Three conjoined enclosures with an attached unroofed building, which is annotated as a Ruin, another enclosure and two unroofed structures are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Ross-shire, Island of Lewis 1854, sheet 47). The enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1973).
Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 26 June 1997

H C and R A Nisbet and Gailey, 1960, Archaeol J, 93 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4509.

Chris Barrowman, 2006, Monument Warden's Report, and CD of digital images (Unpublished document). SWE41162.