MHG3110 - Hut Circle, Tom Breac Mor

Summary

Site of a hut circle which may be associated with a series of small cairns which may indicate field clearance.

Type and Period (1)

HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

Protected Status

None recorded

Full Description

There is a hut-circle, with small cairns close by to the S and W, on a SSE-facing hillside some 250m ENE of the hut-circle NH62NW 40. It measures 11m in diameter within a stony bank, spread to 2m in thickness and standing 0.4m high. The hut has been terraced on the downslope side and it has a scooped interior.
(USN93 262)
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 5 March 1993.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2676 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1994. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Upper Strathnairn, Inverness: an archaeological survey: summary report. .

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Grid reference	Centred NH 6438 2900 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH62NW
Civil Parish	DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: Possible Clearance Cairns, Tom Breac Mor (Monument) (MHG39883)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/78764 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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