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Orval, deer traps E of, Rum is an ancient landscape feature located in Argyllshire, Scotland, comprising a system of deer traps situated to the east of Orval on the Isle of Rum. The site represents evidence of medieval or early modern deer management practices, when such traps formed part of the hunting infrastructure supporting aristocratic estates and chieftains' households in the Hebrides. The traps would have functioned as part of a broader landscape of hunting enclosures designed to control and harvest deer populations across the moorland terrain. This feature is recorded within the Historic Environment Scotland database under reference INSPIRE SM8180.
Orval, deer traps E of, Rum is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8180. View the official record →
Orval, deer traps E of, Rum is an ancient landscape feature located in Argyllshire, Scotland, comprising a system of deer traps situated to the east of Orval on the Isle of Rum. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8180.
Orval, deer traps E of, Rum 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 SM8180.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Orval, deer trap 700m SW of summit cairn, Rum (1.4 km), Salisbury's Dam,dam and associated works,Rum (2.4 km), Loch Sgaorishal,shielings 800m SW of W end,Rum (2.5 km).
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