MHG3110 - Hut Circle, Tom Breac Mor

Summary

Site of a hut circle which may be associated with a series of small cairns which may indicate field clearance.

Type and Period (1)

  • HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

There is a hut-circle, with small cairns close by to the S and W, on a SSE-facing hillside some 250m ENE of the hut-circle NH62NW 40. It measures 11m in diameter within a stony bank, spread to 2m in thickness and standing 0.4m high. The hut has been terraced on the downslope side and it has a scooped interior.
(USN93 262)
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 5 March 1993.

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6438 2900 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH62NW
Civil Parish DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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