MHG10914 - Hut circle, An Rath Chruineach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- SOUTERRAIN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An Rath Chruineach (NAT) Enclosure (NR)
OS 6"map, (1964)
A hut circle. A 'tunnel' is said to have been discovered in an adjacent field many years ago. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
An oval stone-walled hut circle about 9.0m N-S by 8.0m transversely within a wall spread to 2.5m. It has been mutilated on the NW, NE and SW by the erection of fences. The entrance is in the south. Extending westwards and north-eastwards from the hut are a few stone clearance heaps probably from contemporary cultivation plots. The name could not be confirmed. The 'tunnel', possibly a souterrain, was not located.
Hut surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Visited by OS (J L D) 27 April 1960, (R L) 12 July 1971 and (N K B) 14 July 1977.
NC76SW 3 7269 6282.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG15062 Image/Photograph(s): An Rath Chruineach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15063 Image/Photograph(s): An Rath Chruineach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15142 Image/Photograph(s): An Rath Chruineach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 71, No. 214.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7262 6290 (314m by 204m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC76SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6426 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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