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<< Our Photo Pages >> Loch Crabhadail - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in Isle of Harris

Submitted by bartonflyer on Tuesday, 12 August 2014  Page Views: 3143

Multi-periodSite Name: Loch Crabhadail
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 8.814 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Harris Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
 Nearest Village: Huisinis
Map Ref: NB01401333
Latitude: 58.008431N  Longitude: 7.057269W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Another shieling (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Isle of Harris

On the shore of the sea loch are a number of shielings and many lazy beds. Also there are some smaller stone hut remains which are near circular and in one case there is a shellfish midden to the side and below the hut.
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Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Detail of the midden (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Shellfish Midden associated with the previous hut picture (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Smaller stone hut - much earlier than the shielings? (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Lazy beds (Vote or comment on this photo)

Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Shieling House

Loch Crabhadail
Loch Crabhadail submitted by bartonflyer : Showing a sheiling house and lazy bed

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