MHG1001 - Hut circle - Torr A' Chaise
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A circular, stone-walled hut measuring about 9m in diameter between the centres of a peat-covered wall spread to about 3m. A gap about 3.5m wide in N arc may be the mutilated entrance. There are no signs of contemporary cultivation.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (I S S) 16 March 1972.
(ND 0476 6143) Hut Circle (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 21 September 1981.
This feature is visible on vertical aerial photographs. <1> <2>
The feature is also visible as an earthwork in LiDAR data commissioned in 2011 by AOC Archaeology Group for the Baillie Hill Wind Farm. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
- <2> SHG30046 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2025. Getmapping aerial photography 2025. XY
- <3> SHG26164 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cavers, G.. 2012. Baillie Hill and Cnoc Freiceadain, Caithness: LiDAR Survey. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0475 6144 (23m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SW |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/7954 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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