MHG2747 - Hut Circle - Loch Cuil Na Caillich
Summary
Hut Circle near Loch Cuil Na Caillich
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Hut Circle (NR)
OS 25"map, (1970)
Situated on a level hill shelf is a circular stone-walled hut (described by Wallace (T Wallace 1886)) measuring c. 13.5m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c. 2.5m all round. Several inner wall facing stones are visible round the S. and W. arcs. The 'simple' entrance in the E. is c. 1.5m wide.
Visited by OS (R L) 18 March 1970
Published survey (25") revised
Visited by OS (I S S) 12 January 1972
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 aerial photographs <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1192 Text/Publication/Article: Wallace, T. 1886. Notes on ancient remains in the Beauly Valley, Inverness-shire. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 20. 340-55. 351-3.
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 18, No. 113.
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4505 4149 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12383 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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