MHG12471 - Ceann-Na-Coille
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
Full Description
The site is now protected Collectively as a Scheduled Monument of National Importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act (1979) September 13 th 2005
DEH(23/01/06) see Assiociated Docs NC74SW0001
(NC683407) Tumuli (NR) OS 6", Sutherlandshire, 1st ed 1873
(NC 6836 4078) Enclosure (NR) OS 6"map, (1961)
A small enclosure or hut circle, found during field investigation, within an area of formerly cultivated land bearing field clearance heaps. The enclosure considerably mutilated, measures 11.5m by 9.5m and consists of an earth and stone bank, 0.2m high and spread to 2.5m broad, with an entrance, 2.5m wide in the south.
Visited by OS (J L D) 11 May 1960.
This hut circle at NC 6836 4080 is as described above. It lies within forestry, but due to its position in a ride it has not been totally destroyed. The field clearance heaps have been obscured and disfigured by the forestry.
Revised at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J B) 7 July 1978.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6834 4079 (90m by 112m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC64SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2515 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5691 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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