MHG11100 - Hut circle - Dail Na Drochaide
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On top of a gentle north west facing slope, is a probable hut circle discovered by Rudie (Elliot Rudie, 7 Mackenzie Cres., Bettyhill) Only the south east half survives as an arc of walling spread to 2.5m wide and 0.4m high. Its position, nestling behind a band of rock outcrop, makes it prone to water logging; this may account for the lack of visible walling on the north west side, which is possibly buried under the accumulating peat. A small number of clearance heaps lie about 80m to N; no field plots are visible.
Surveyed at 1:10000. Visited by OS (J B) 19 December 1978.
GIS spatial data amended in 2022 according to location of feature as seen on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG17994 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17995 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide & Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17996 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide & Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17997 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7230 5707 (24m by 24m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6293 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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