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Cnoc Sligeach, Shell Midden 270 m SE of Airigh Na Creige is a post-medieval shell midden located in Argyllshire, Scotland. The site comprises accumulated shellfish remains, primarily from domestic consumption, which provide evidence of subsistence practices and dietary patterns during the post-medieval period. Shell middens of this type are valuable archaeological records of settlement activity and resource exploitation in Scottish coastal and near-coastal areas. The midden's location relative to Airigh Na Creige suggests an association with local settlement or temporary occupation sites characteristic of post-medieval Hebridean and western Scottish land use.
Cnoc Sligeach, Shell Midden 270 m SE of Airigh Na Creige is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13580. View the official record →
Cnoc Sligeach, Shell Midden 270 m SE of Airigh Na Creige is a post-medieval shell midden located in Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13580.
Cnoc Sligeach, Shell Midden 270 m SE of Airigh Na Creige dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a shell midden 270 m se of airigh na creige. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cnoc Sligeach, Shell Midden 270 m SE of Airigh Na Creige is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM13580.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cill Mhoire,chapel 50m SW of Lochan Chille-moire,Oronsay (1.3 km), Cnoc Coig, shell midden 430m NNW of Seal Cottage (1.3 km), Seal Cottage, middens 350m WSW of, Oronsay (1.8 km).
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