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MHG10944 - Hut circle - Aultcraggie 'A'

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One of four hut circles at Aultcraggie.

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One of four hut circles at Aultcraggie. First recorded by the OS as hut circle 'A'.

Enclosures (NR) OS 6" map, (1964)

A settlement of four huts ('A'-'D') situated within a well-preserved associated field system discovered during field investigation and surveyed at 1:2500 in 1961.
All huts are obscured by peat growth with their entrance in the E or SE arc. Measurements in each case are between wall centres.
'A' is 9.0m in diameter, 'B' and 'C' are 13.0m in diameter and 'D' is oval, 10.0m E-W by 8.0m N-S.
The cultivation plots of the field system are delineated mainly by stone clearance heaps with occasional field walks and lynchets.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (E G C) 17 July 1961 and (J B) 4 December 1975.

The hut circle is clearly visible in Environment Agency LiDAR data from 2012. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 8776 0533 (19m by 19m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC80NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	CLYNE

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