Monument record 2148 - ABHAINN A' GHLINNE, HARRIS

NG29NW 3 226 995.

(NG 2264 9953) Shieling [NAT]
(NG 2267 9955) Shieling [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1974.

NG 226 995: There is an oval mound, about 9m long and 5m wide, formed mainly of large stones or small boulders, possibly a prehistoric burial cairn. The top has been denuded and surmounted by a rectangular setting (internally 3.4m by 1.9m) of stones forming the base of four walls, possibly 1.5m thick. The centre is lower than these walls. Within 30m there are the ruins of: (A) a small 'shieling' 2.6m by 1.9m internally; (B) three 'cells', (1) the first course of a 'cell' lm to 2m diameter, (2) a contiguous cell 1.4m diameter, (3) a'cell'2.5m across adjacent to two large boulders; (C) a possible platform area (or base of cairn?) 6m across with at least five boulders including the above boulders but otherwise robbed; and, across the burn, (D) a small 'shieling' 2.4m by 1.7m internally; and adjacent to it, (E)a rough stone structure 1.9m by 1.6m internally with three boulders at the corners. These are all located close to the burn at the upper end of the floor of a glen. There are no peat cuttings anywhere in the vicinity. This site was brought to our attention by Mr Simon Fraser of Callanish.
M R Curtis and G R Curtis 1994b.

M R and G R Curtis and Curtis, 1994b, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 95 (Bibliographic reference). SWE34024.