MHG12831 - West Shinness
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
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Full Description
NC51NW 7 5292 1575.
(NC 5292 1575) rectangular feature shown: unannotated.
OS 25" map (1967)
Centred at NC 5292 1575 in rough pasture is a turf-covered hut circle, built up on the W side. It measures 9.5m SSE-NNW by 8.0m within a wall of 2.5m average spread. The interior has had small amounts of stone dumped in it. The entrance is in the SSE. About 25m to the W is a small rectangular stone footing 4.0m x 3.0m possibly a shieling. A small group of clearance heaps to the SW is the only evidence of contemporary cultivation in the vicinity.
Surveyed at 1:2500 and 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (JB) 20 August 1976
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5292 1575 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC51NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5197 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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