MHG11006 - Urachoile
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
(A: NC 8218 1026, B: NC 8221 1024) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1969)
Situated on separate dry knolls towards the base of a general NE-facing slope are two stone-walled huts of different character.
Surveyed at 1:10,560. Visited by OS (R D L) 11 May 1964.
Hut 'A' is well-preserved measuring 10m internal diameter within a wall 0.4m interior height spread to 3m broad all round. Occasional inner facing stones are discernible.
'B' is small and insignificant measuring 4.5m NW-SE by 4m NE-SW internally within a wall spread to 2m all round. No details of construction are exposed. Each hut is entered from SE.
Cultivation is confined to scattered dry rises; not more than 6 clearance heaps can be seen, no measurable field plots.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 11 May 1964.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8218 1025 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC81SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6612 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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