MHG11631 - Hut Circle and Cairns - Achinchanter
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE SETTLEMENT (Undated)
- CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH89SW 8 80 91.
There are numerous hut circles and small tumuli close to the high water mark on the links near Dornoch and Embo. The hut circles are generally from 20 to 30ft in diameter, nearly circular, with entrances in the SE. The tumuli (soil & stone), are 2 to 4ft high and 4 to 7ft in diameter. Some hut circles excavated revealing traces of fire in one.
A spearhead of rough workmanship was found near one of the hut circles which was close to the cairn NH89SW 1.
L Tait 1870.
No trace. The area is now partly occupied by a golf course, and partly overgrown with whin.
Visited by OS (N K B) 3 November 1969.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1166 Text/Publication/Article: Tait, L. 1870. 'Note of a Kist, with a Cup-marked cover, found in a mound on the Links of Dornoch', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.270. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 270. 270.
- --- SHG1226 Text/Publication/Article: Tait, L. 1870. 'Notes on the shell mounds, hut-circles, and kistvaans of Sutherlands', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7 1866-8, p.525-32. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 525-32. 527-8.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8000 9099 (300m by 300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH89SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
Finds (1)
- SPEARHEAD (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15375 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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