MHG12557 - Hut circle - Loch Modsarie
Summary
A hut circle near Loch Modsarie.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle near Loch Modsarie. See MHG40516 for the field system.
At NC 6452 6068, set into a gentle south facing slope, is an oval hut circle, overgrown with heather, measuring 10.5m north-south by 9.0m east-west within a wall about 1.5m thick, expanding to about 2.5m at either side of the entrance in the south arc. It lies within a small but well preserved field system, occupying two hectares of undulating moorland, and comprising stone clearance heaps, at best 10.0m - 15.0m apart, and some lynchets fringing cleared areas of ground. No measurable plots are discernible.
Surveyed at 1 :10000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 28 August 1978.
The site is visible in vertical aerial photographs. <1> <2>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6452 6068 (27m by 27m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/5802 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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