MHG11255 - Cnoc Dubh
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC70NW 57 717 060.
Centred on NC 717 060, along the lower E-facing slopes of Cnoc Dubh, are numerous stony heaps typical of a hut circle-associated field system. There are a number of hut circles known in the neighbourhood.
Visited by OS (J M) 19 May 1981.
There is a scatter of small cairns on the heather-covered SE flank of Cnoc Dubh. The cairns, which measure up to 4m in diameter and 0.4m in height, are disposed along the crests and sides of two ridges of better drained ground, separated by a boggy gully.
(ROG95 932)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 18 May 1995
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Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 7179 0602 (260m by 235m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | NC70NW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | ROGART |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5897 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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