MHG30620 - Hut Circle - Orbost Estate
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
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- None recorded
Full Description
Orbost Estate Survey - Hlink, refer to site 94.
On a level terrace 40m to the west of the forest track, at the foot of sloping ground. A small burn lies 30m to the south of the site. The massive stone foundations of a large, 15m diameter, hut circle. The walls are 2.0m thick, faced on both sides with stone slabs and increased in thickness to 3.0m at the south-east facing entrance. The site has been cut through by the planting plough and is now covered in trees and therefore difficult to see.
J Aitken : 18/02/02
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2527 4157 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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