MHG11240 - Cnoc an Uachdair
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
At NC7319 0730, on a moorland ridge, is a hut circle measuring 11.5 by 9.5m inside a wall reduced to a peat and grass-covered spread 2-2.5m broad and up to 0.3m high; the entrance is in the SE on the line of the main axis. There are occasional heaps of associated stone clearance in the vicinity.
Surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (J M) 8 April 1981.
This hut-circle is situated on a low, heather-covered ridge projecting from the NE flank of Cnoc an Uachdair. It measures 10.2m in diameter within a boulder-faced bank 1.2m in thickness and 0.3m in height. The entrance lies on the SE. A single small cairn, measuring about 3m in diameter, was located in the rank heather along the ridge to the SE of the hut-circle.
(ROG95 34)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 9 March 1995
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7319 0730 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5866 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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