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Latitude: 56.9831 / 56°58'59"N
Longitude: -6.3915 / 6°23'29"W
OS Eastings: 133299
OS Northings: 796571
OS Grid: NM332965
Mapcode National: GBR BBL8.C5W
Mapcode Global: WGY8Y.SRL1
Entry Name: Loch Monica,shielings SE of,Rum
Scheduled Date: 15 August 1996
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM6432
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Secular: shieling
Location: Small Isles
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument consists of a group of shileings on a terrace just above a steep escarpment.
There are 6 corbelled shieling huts entirely built from local stone which is derived from a nearby outcrop to the E. The shielings are in variable condition although all are well preserved and one example retains its roof.
The area to be scheduled measures 60m SW-NE by 30m NW-SE, to include the shielings and an area around them in which traces of activities associated with their construction and use may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
This monument is of national importance for its potential to contribute to an understanding of medieval or post medieval farming practices and the architecture of shielings. There are a large number and wide range of shielings on Rum. This is an outstandingly well-preserved group by Scottish standards.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NM 39 NW 44.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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