MHG1628 - Hut Circle, The Forkin
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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- None recorded
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Set into a SW-facing slope, is a hut circle, 9m in diameter within a heather-covered wall, 0.4m average height and spread to 2.5m. The entrance is in the SE. Contiguous to the E tangent of the hut is a circular area, 5m in diameter, levelled into the slope.
There is no trace of a wall around it, but here the heather is very dense. It may be a forecourt arrangement of possibly a second hut circle. There is no trace of associated cultivation.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 8 November 1982.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0934 2583 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND02NE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7508 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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