MHG32285 - Hut circle, Camore Wood
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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Full Description
on raised natural knoll, clear felled - HAW 8/2003
5898: SAM MP 2003: Complex double hut circle with extension on rise beside track. Cleared during spring. Hut circles are joined most northerly one has ESE entrance & is c10m across with exposed stones on walls & at entrance. Middle part has WSW facing entrance is c14m across. The most southerly part is much less distinct but appears to have WSW facing entrance.
Dornoch Heritage Soc site P 21: Plan: Joined to O by wall. Is visible as platform c6.5m diam, set into W facing slope, surrounded by traces of wall. Entrance not apparent.
Hut circle marked on 1st ed OS
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7713 8932 (50m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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External Links (1)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5898 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
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