MHG11007 - "13 Hut circles", Balnacoil Hill

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Type and Period (2)

HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)

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Full Description

About a mile N of Baile-nan-Coille is a group of 13 hut circles and many tumuli within a low turf fence.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1882.

On the scant information given, the features mentioned above cannot be identified with certainty, but may be included in NC81SW 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 18.
The 'tumuli' in these areas appear to be the result of field clearance. Visited by OS (R D L) 28 April 1964.

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--- SHG605 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1882. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, and exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 16 1881-2, p.9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-56,176-80,236-41,401-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-5. 240.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 8100 1100 (300m by 300m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC81SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	CLYNE

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG11007 (Monument) (MHG41872)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/6613 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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