MHG10225 - Hut circle, Cnoc A' Mhail

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

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Scheduled Monument 3304: Halladale Bridge, hut circles 670m NE of, on banks of Giligill Burn

Full Description

NC96SW 1 9005 6372.
Enclosure (NR) OS 6"map, (1962)

A heather covered hut circle discovered during field investigation. Visited by OS (WDJ) 5 5 1960.

This hut circle, obscured by peat and heather, measures 7.5m in diameter within a wall spread to 1.7m and up to 0.7m high externally. The vague entrance is in SE. There is no trace of associated cultivation; ruinous walling and straight banking in the vicinity are probably more recent.
Visited by OS (J B) 29 June 1977.

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--- SHG2510 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Howell, J.M.. 1980. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland, 1976-1979. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1980. Paper and Digital. 145, BIG 23; fig. 31 (Mon BIG 23).

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Grid reference	Centred NC 9004 6372 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC96SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	FARR

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http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3304 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
https://canmore.org.uk/site/7392 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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