MHG12462 - Allt Ceann Na Coille
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
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Full Description
NC64SE 11 6737 4174.
(NC 674 417) Tumuli (NR) OS 6", Sutherlandshire, 1st ed., (1874)
(NC 6737 4174) Hut Circle (NR) OS 6"map, (1961)
A hut circle discovered during field investigation among about two dozen field clearance heaps in an area which has been cultivated on a low isolated ridge in a vast tract of boggy moorland. The hut circle is 10.5m in diameter and consists of an earth and stone bank 0.7m high, spread to a width of 3.2m, with an entrance 2m wide in the SE.
Visited by OS (J L D) 11 May 1960.
A completely heather-covered hut circle measuring about 10.5m by 8.5 internally and having an entrance in the S arc the line of the long axis; the wall stands no more than 0.2m high and is spread to about 2.0m. One or two peat-covered mounds close-by indicate associated field clearance.
Visited by OS (J M) 25 July 1978.
FE Management Plan received, see assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 02/04/01.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6736 4174 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC64SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2521 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5681 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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