MHG3273 - Allt Na Criche
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH52SE 7 5991 2463.
At NH 5991 2462 built-up on a N-facing hillside is circular stone-walled hut, measuring c. 8.0m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c. 2.0m. In the E arc are two outer facing stones. The simple entrance, c. 0.8m wide, and the E arc, is flanked on its N side by a stone. In the vicinity of the hut are a number of stone clearance heaps from contemporary plots.
Hut surveyed at 1/10,000
Visited by OS (N K B) 21 April 1970
(NH 5991 2463) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 1/10,000 map, (1972)
No change to previous field report.
Revised at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 5 Feburary 1979
A feature resembling a small cairn, roughly 2.5m in diameter, was identified during a walkover survey in June 2009. This is unlikely to be the hut circle described above. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5990 2459 (143m by 234m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH52SE |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12563 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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