MHG12061 - Oval hut - Altanan
Summary
A 7m by 4m oval hut with extension and adjoining enclosure.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
In addition to the two shown (on OS 6" map, 1961 at NC 3538 6328 and NC 3550 6325) there is a 7m by 4m oval hut with extension and adjoining enclosure, 18m by 12m.
T C Welsh 1972.
A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.
On the coastal side of the NMRS structure (NC 36 SE 25) - which is well outside the area of this survey - is an area of cultivation. This is defined by a turf dyke running NW-SE at the north side of a burn and another dyke running NNE-SSW along the line of the shore. There are at least three possible `lazy-beds' to the SW of the first dyke. To the SE of the second dyke is a rectangular platform or possible enclosure which measures 15 m SE-NW by 5 m and is defined by low turf banks with drainage cuts at either side. There appear to be further cultivation marks further up the slope, at the N of the building recorded in 1972 by T C Welsh. This agricultural landscape may be associated with that building (see MHG65696). <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG402 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1972. 'Cape Wrath, small sites', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1972, p.42. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 42. 42.
- <1> SHG21099 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Brady, K. & Morris, C.D.. 1997. North Sutherland Survey: Coastal Zone Assessment Kyle of Durness to Torrisdale Bay. Glasgow University (GUARD). 30/01/1998. . Site 18.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3559 6330 (30m by 30m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/4841 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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