MHG2711 - Carn Bhreabaig
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Images (0)
Documents (1)
Full Description
Centred at NH 507 162 on a NE-facing slope is a settlement of three circular stone walled huts (A-C), and the remains of a contemporary field system.
The three huts are much in the same poor state of preservation and are visible as platforms edged by a few intermittent stones. Each has an ill-defined entrance in the ESE.
'A' measures 16.0m in diameter. A late rectangular building foundation occupies part of the interior and another lies just outside the SW arc. 'B' is 11.5m in diameter.
'C' is 10.0m in diameter.
The field system is partly overlaid by later cultivation, but occasional stone clearance heaps and lynchets survive, and where best preserved in the 'E' several fields are evident, two measuring c. 35.0m x 20.0m and 10.0m x 5.0m.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (I M T) 20 June 1973
(NH 507 162) Settlement & Field System (NR)
OS 25"map, (1974)
No change to previous field report.
Published survey (25") correct.
Visited by OS (J M) 20 Feburary
Sources/Archives (0)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5076 1623 (246m by 301m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH51NW |
| Civil Parish | BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12522 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
Comments and Feedback
Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.