MHG11236 - Mill Burn
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(NC 7445 0918) Undescribed circular feature
OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A hut circle, in shelving ground facing the south-west accompanied by a minor field system.
The hut measures 13.4 by 12.6m over a collapsed wall varying from a turf-covered spread A 2m and 0.4m high in the SE to a bare stone tumble up to 3.5m broad and 0.5m high in the NW; occasional outer facing stones are visible in situ. There are indications of an entrance blocked by debris in the WNW on the line of the main axis.
The minor field system is denoted by a number of stone heaps, spaced on average from 7 to 20m apart, and occasional rickles of stone clearance. Measurable plots are not discernible.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 2 April 1981.
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Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 7439 0921 (226m by 113m) (3 map features) |
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Map sheet | NC70NW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | ROGART |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5862 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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