MHG10396 - Hut circle - Cnoc Na Gamhna 'A'
Summary
Hut circle at Cnoc Na Gamhna.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC70SE 51 7886 0413.
Noted during pre-afforestation survey and to be avoided when planting. No details given.
J Harden 1990.
Two hut circles are situated on the east facing break of slope below the crags of Cnoc na Gamhna in thick heather and surrounded by rushes and tiny patches of grass. The area to the east is flat and wide but there are no immediately obvious traces of associated cultivation. The north hut circle is c12m in diameter across walls spread to c1.5-2m and standing 0.3m high on the west arc and lm high on the east. The entrance is to the southeast. About 30m to the southwest is another, smaller hut circle. It is c10m in diameter across walls spread c1.5m and 0.3m high. There is no obvious entrance. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2020 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Note: Hut circle 'A' is the northern site. (TB 16/12/24)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1568 Text/Publication/Article: Harden, J. 1990. 'Survey Dunrobin Glen (Golspie parish)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.28. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 28. 28.
- <1> SHG21583 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Harden, J.. 1990. Dunrobin Glen. Jill Harden. 30/05/1990. Paper and Digital. p.10.
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7887 0418 (33m by 34m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/72865 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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