MHG1602 - Hut circles - Sandside Burn
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Documents (1)
Full Description
In area centred NC 961 634 there are the remains of two hut circles and an enclosure. The two hut circles have been greatly mutilated by recent forestry ploughing and eastern one is now only vaguely visible as a slight bank, while hut circle to the W, bisected by the forestry fence, is only visible on the W side of the fence as an 0.3m high heather-covered bank. No entrances are visible in either of the hut circles. Some 40m SW of these huts, on the W side of the forestry road, there is a U-shaped, 0.3m high, heather-covered earth and stone bank, probably the remains of an enclosure associated with the hut circles. The enclosure, formerly at NC 9620 6345, has now been completely ploughed out (Visited by OS (J L D) 24 May 1960).
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 26 November 1964; Visible on RAF APs 106G/Scot/UK 75: 4360-1 (flown 1946)
(NC 9615 6341 & NC 9616 6341) Hut Circles (NR), (NC 9620 6345) Enclosure (NR)
OS 6"map (1963)
The hut, at NC 9615 6341, bisected by fence, is recoverable, but only W sector survives, measuring 12m along the chord by 3.5m transversely. The enclosure and the other hut circle have been completely ploughed out and the area planted with conifers. The U-shaped feature to the W of the surviving hut circle is a stretch of old walling; its period is uncertain, but probably early modern.
Revised at 1:10560. Visited by OS (J M) 17 July 1981.
This and related records for other enclosures and hut circles in the vicinity have been completely re-organised in what was the Highland SMR as compared with the original OS records (see attached old SMR record card for the concordance). However, it is quite clear that the original OS records notation should have been retained as the re-organisation has introduced quite unnecessary confusion. As such the original OS notations and spatial depictions have been re-instated. IS-L 19/11/2018
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9615 6341 (25m by 25m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96SE |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7329 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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