MHG2446 - Hut Circle, Bouilag Hill
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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Full Description
Set into a NE-facing slope, is an oval hut circle, measuring 11m WNW-ESE by 9.5m within a peat-covered wall of indeterminate thickness, 0.2 to 0.6m high. The entrance is in the ESE. There is no trace of associated cultivation; a burnt mound (ND03SE 10) lies 40m to the E.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 29 October 1982.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0973 3286 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND03SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5169 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7572 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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