MHG11499 - Hut circle - Twinners
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Hut Circle (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
Hut circle marked on 1st ed OS.
A hut circle now reduced to a scarp 0.4m high.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
Published survey (25") revised. Visited by OS (RDL) 30 6 1963.
This oval stone-walled hut circle is on rising ground open to the W and in a modern field. It is turf- covered, and is about 9.0m N-S by 7.5m inside a severely reduced wall of vague spread 1.5-2.0m. The entrance of simple form is probably in the S arc. There is no evidence of contemporary cultivation.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 4 August 1976.
The site of this hut circle is now within a somewhat dilapidated yard and on vertical AP evidence would appear to have been destroyed sometime before 1999-2001 [IS-L 23/05/2019].
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5868 0489 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5093 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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