MHG10053 - Hut circle - Strone Achvachy
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- BOTHY (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On a natural shelf in the margin of an area of 18th - 19th century depopulation, is a hut circle, surviving as a platform 13.5m in diameter with some peripheral, turf-covered rubble in S half. There are tenuous indications of an entrance in SE. In N quarter of hut circle is turf-and-stone footing of a later bothy-type structure.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 4 September 1980.
A walkover survey was conducted over a parcel of ground proposed for afforestation, Auchinduich, Sutherland by Argyl Archaeology in 2013.
Site 10: Possible hut circle, set on level raised platform, low earthen bank. North side built over by later bank, possible structure 4 x 2 m, rectangular. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6194 9805 (42m by 42m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13956 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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