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Allt Coire An Laoigh

Enclosure(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Hut (medieval) - (post Medieval)
Allt Coire An Laoigh
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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Allt Coire An Laoigh as Enclosure(s) (medieval) - (post Medieval), Shieling Hut (medieval) - (post Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Allt Coire An Laoigh is a fairy fort (ringfort/rath) in Scotland, likely dating to the early medieval period, associated with traditional Scottish folklore surrounding fairy realms and otherworldly beings. Its classification as an enclosure and shieling hut suggests it may have had both defensive and seasonal pastoral uses.

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Photo: Jim Barton · CC BY-SA 2.0