MHG12084 - Possible Hut Circle, Twinners
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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- None recorded
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Full Description
NC50SE 32 5848 0498.
At NC 5848 0498 is a cairn. Visited by OS (A A) 8 June 1971.
This turf-covered round cairn is situated on a spur sloping steeply to the west. It is 13.0m in diameter and survives to a height of 0.8m, the greater part of the centre and NE segment having been quarried for stones.
Surveyed at 1:2500 and 1:10 000. Visited by OS (J M) 4 August 1976.
'A survey of a (re-classified) bronze age hut circle was carried out in advance of road realignment. The building was turf covered with a max height of 1m, diameter of 12m and a possible entrance on E side'.
D Reed and D Ross 1986.
The remains of this antiquity have been destroyed.
Information from OS 17 August 1989.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5847 0498 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5095 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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