MHG1962 - Hut circle etc, Greystones

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Type and Period (2)

HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
(Alternate Type) CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)

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A number of small circular tumuli on each side of the Parliamentary road at Greystones (ND 245 543) were levelled about 1841.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1873

No trace of these alleged cairns was found.
Visited by OS (W D J) 29 April 1963

No change. Visited by OS (J M) 9 March 1982

Hut circle (ND 2334 5780). Internal diameter: 8m. Circular structure defined by turf banks 0.4m high, interior scooped below level of surrounding ground. Possible entrance in SE quadrant.
Hut circle (ND 2331 5777). External diameter: 13m. Circular structure defined by turf banks with an internal diameter of 7m. It has a scooped interior and a possible entrance in the SE sector.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

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--- SHG635 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1873. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum', (And exhibits)', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 9 1870-2, p.5-12,53-9,78-81,153-7,179-85,219-23,238-49,. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 5-12,53-9,78-81,153-7,179. 183-4.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2449 5430 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND25SW
Civil Parish	WATTEN
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/8786 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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