MHG10108 - Hut circles - Creagan Reamhar
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- LYNCHET (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Documents (2)
Full Description
NH69SE 17 679 944.
On a natural terrace on a S-facing hill slope, is a close group of four hut circles (A - D) within a minor field system. Hut 'A' is oval, measuring internally 7.5m NW-SE by 6m transversely; the remainder are circular, ranging from 7.5m ('B') to 9.5m ('C' and 'D') in diameter internally. The walls are collapsed and obscured by peat, surviving to a maximum height of 0.5m and spread to 2.5m wide. The entrance in each case is of simple form, in SE arc. In hut 'C', the best preserved, several outer facing stones, the rubble core, and the portal stones on either side of the entrance are exposed. Hut circle (D). A circular hut circle 9:5m in diameter. Entrance in SE.
The field system is confined to an area of about 1 ha around the huts, and comprises some lynchets and several stone clearance heaps fringing cleared ground, but no measurable field plots can be identified.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 3 October 1980.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG4320 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4321 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4326 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4327 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4328 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4329 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4330 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6785 9441 (161m by 126m) (6 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/13977 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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