MHG2459 - Hut Circle, Achnaclyth
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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 low spur, is a turf-covered hut circle measuring 7.5m NW-SE by 6.5m transversely within a wall reduced to 0.3m average internal height and spread to 2.5m. The entrance, of simple form, is in the SE. There is no evidence of associated cultivation, but a later, turf-covered bank, associated with nearby early-modern settlement, skirts NW tangent of hut.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 12 August 1982.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0950 3382 (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/SM5229 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7586 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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