MHG2430 - Hut circle, Allt A' Chriosduidhe
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
At ND 0986 2441 and ND 0985 2439 are two hut circles, 11.0 and 7.0m in diameter respectively, with banks averaging 0.5m high and entrances in the SE.
Visited by OS (J L D) 18 May 1961.
(ND 0986 2441; ND 0985 2439) Hut Circles (NR)
OS 6" map, (1964)
These two hut circles are set into an E-facing slope in open moorland. The NE circle is 9m in diameter within a wall, 0.9m in average height and spread to 3m wide. The entrance, in SE, appears to be splayed, 4m in length.
The other hut, 6m to SW, is 5m in diameter within a wall 0.5m high and spread to 2m wide. The simple entrance is in the SE.
Both huts have a depression forming a concentric arc around the upper (W) side. This may be natural, but it could be a drainage channel (cf ND02SE 8).
There are three or four contemporary clearance heaps nearby.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 8 November 1982.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0984 2440 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND02SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7556 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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