Monument record MWE149917 - Goirtean

Summary

Sheep Fank / Rig & Furrow

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Grid reference NB 0131 1014 (point)
Map sheet NB01SW
Island Harris
Parish HARRIS, Western Isles

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Field survey, desk based assessment and cartographic survey revealed the presence of a sheep fank. There are denuded drystone walls slightly square in plan with an opening on the east side. A considerable area of rig and furrow survives in this area, largely to the west and south west of the sheep fank.


Archas Cultural Heritage, 2016, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment & Walk-Over Survey, North Harris (Unpublished document). SWE41212.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Archas Cultural Heritage. 2016. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment & Walk-Over Survey, North Harris.

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Record last edited

Jan 18 2019 5:00PM

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