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Latitude: 58.0542 / 58°3'15"N
Longitude: -4.3428 / 4°20'33"W
OS Eastings: 261842
OS Northings: 909633
OS Grid: NC618096
Mapcode National: GBR H7NF.MGV
Mapcode Global: WH3BD.8T8F
Entry Name: Loch Tigh na Creige,sheepfold 300m NW of NE corner of
Scheduled Date: 21 October 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5160
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: enclosure
Location: Lairg
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Traditional County: Sutherland
The monument was designated as the remains of a sheepfold. It consists of series of low drystone walls, now overgrown. The walls form a main enclosure around 12m in diameter with an entrance on the south-eastern side, and with smaller walls extending to the north and south that may represent ancillary elements such as lambing pens or shepherd's huts.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site does not meet the criterion of national importance for the following reasons:
a. The site does not significantly contribute to our understanding or appreciation of the past, nor does it appear to have the potential to do so.
b. Although the site does retain structural remains in the form of upstanding fabric, the extent of the remains does not appear to make a significant contribution to our understanding or appreciation of the past.
c. The site is not a rare site type nor a rare example of that site type within Scotland.
d. It does not appear to be a notably representative example of its site type within Scotland.
e. It does not appear to hold significant research potential.
f. It does not appear to make a significant contribution to either the modern or historic landscape of the area.
g. It has no known associations with significant historic figures or events.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
Historic Environment Scotland http://www.canmore.org.uk reference number CANMORE ID 71892 (accessed on 31/10/2024).
Local Authority HER/SMR Reference MHG11504 (accessed on 31/10/2024).
Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6-inch map, Sutherland, Sheet XCV, 1879.
Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition 6-inch map, Sutherland, Sheet XCV, 1908.
Canmore
https://canmore.org.uk/site/71892/
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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