MHG7022 - Hut Circle - Castle Findlay

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Type and Period (1)

HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)

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NH85SE 17 8896 5146

At NH 8896 5146 is a turf-covered, stone-walled circular hut, measuring 13m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to 3.5m. The ill-defined entrance is in SSE.
It is levelled into a W-facing hillside overgrown with whins which hide any trace there may be of contemporary cultivation.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (I M T) 23 April 1974.

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--- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 13, No. 72.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 8896 5146 (34m by 34m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH85SE
Civil Parish	NAIRN
Geographical Area	NAIRN

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/15170 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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