Corrievuic
Shieling (Post Medieval)
Site Name Corrievuic
Classification Shieling (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Correbhuic
Canmore ID 301893
Site Number NH25SW 25
NGR NH 20410 51270
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/301893
- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (14 June 2007 - 17 December 2007)
Shielings - On a relatively sheltered SE facing slope at an altitude of 180m to the NE of the township of Corrievuic
(NOSAS Site Survey No.462) - The footings of a sub rectangular shieling hut with rounded ends at NH 20415 51259 on an E-W axis measures internally 4.5m x 2m. Some stones make up the footings but the structure appears as a depression 0.3m deep in the summit of a natural spur with a possible entrance at NE corner.
(NOSAS Site Survey No.463) - The stone and turf footings of a sub rectangularshieling hut with rounded ends at NH 20401 51282 standing to some 0.15m in height. The footings are situated on a grassy platform aligned on a NE-SW axis and measure 4m x 2m internally.