MHG12141 - Rhiconich
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC25SE 3 2527 5192.
NC 252 519. An oval hut, 24 ft by 15 ft, with remains of a crude hearth against one wall.
T C Welsh 1969.
At NC 2527 5192, in a sheltered S-facing position high up in the NW shoulder of a hill, are the denuded remains of a hut circle set into the slope. The wall is tumbled and partially heather-covered, but occasional slabs of inner facing are discernible, indicating an approximate internal diameter of 5.5m; an entrance position would seem to be from the S. In the level interior, a pile of loose stones against the NW arc, the alleged 'crude hearth', is probably a collapsed lambing pen or similar. The environs of the hut circle is heather-cropped, generally stone-free ground, with four or five stone clearance heaps visible (see also NC25SE 4).
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 5 June 1980.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2527 5192 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC25SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | EDDRACHILLIS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4700 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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