The Rheast 'A'
Period: Late Medieval
NGR Easting: 235100
NGR Northing: 487200
Description: Shieling settlement. This well-developed shieling, surrounded on three sides by stream gullies and on the fourth by a bank, was first identified by Megaw and Gelling in 1960. Of particular note is the funnel-shaped arrangement of banks through which stock could be driven into the enclosure. Gelling's small-scale distribution map shows 17 shieling mounds; more recent re-survey suggests that several more survive.
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Site & Monument Type: settlement
Category: National Monuments Record: Statutory Ancient Monuments
Site ID number: 0807.00
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