MHG10106 - Creagan Reamhar
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
On a terrace on SW-facing slope, hut circle within well-preserved field system. The hut measures c11m diameter within a wall, the rubble core of which is exposed, surviving to a maximum height of 0.6m, and spread to a width of 2-2.5m. To N of entrance, in SE arc is a line of boulders defining the outer wall face.
The field system comprises a number of lynchets and stone clearance heaps fringing cleared ground.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 25 September 1980.
The field-system has been destroyed by the ploughing and planting associated with afforestation.
Information from OS (Inverness), 7 November 1989
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6755 9464 (242m by 184m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13975 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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