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Latitude: 56.5205 / 56°31'13"N
Longitude: -4.2343 / 4°14'3"W
OS Eastings: 262636
OS Northings: 738733
OS Grid: NN626387
Mapcode National: GBR HCXH.34X
Mapcode Global: WH3KZ.XCTN
Entry Name: Creag Dhubh, shielings 400m W of
Scheduled Date: 9 October 1995
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6226
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: shieling
Location: Kenmore
County: Perth and Kinross
Electoral Ward: Highland
Traditional County: Perthshire
The monument comprises a substantial group of shielings dating to the pre-Improvement period.
The monument lies on open moorland along the E and W banks of the Allt Coire a' Chonnaidh at an altitude of from around 500m to 650m OD. It comprises approximately 25 shielings of which 10 are circular with diameters averaging some 4m internally while the remainder are sub-rectangular with dimensions of approximately 8m by 7m. The shielings have internal stone-faced walls and are encased in turf mounds.
The area to be scheduled encompasses the visible features and the area immediately around and between them. It is irregular in shape with maximum dimensions of 580m N-S by 260m E-W as marked in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to add to our understanding of pre-Improvement social and economic conditions. Its importance is greatly enhanced by its association with the wider landscape of pre-Improvement farming practice in the vicinity.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NW63NW 22.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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