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Steinacleit is a post-medieval homestead and field system located in Ross-shire, Scotland, representing settlement and agricultural organization from the early modern period. The site comprises the remains of a dwelling structure alongside associated field boundaries and cultivation traces, evidencing the pattern of small-scale farming that characterized rural Highland settlements from the sixteenth century onwards. The physical layout and construction techniques visible at Steinacleit reflect the adaptation of settlement forms to the particular topography and land use practices of the Ross-shire landscape during this period. As a surviving example of post-medieval Highland homestead organization, the site contributes to understanding the domestic and economic life of rural communities in north Scotland before the later agricultural changes and population movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Steinacleit,homestead and field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90284. View the official record →
Steinacleit is a post-medieval homestead and field system located in Ross-shire, Scotland, representing settlement and agricultural organization from the early modern period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90284.
Steinacleit,homestead and field system dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a homestead and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Steinacleit,homestead and field system 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 SM90284.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clach Stei Lin,stone circle and enclosure (0.5 km), Loch an Duin,dun,Shader (0.5 km), Teampull Pheadair,chapel and settlement,Shader (1.9 km).
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