MHG3452 - Torness Hut Circle
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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NH52NE 13 5792 2667 to 5795 2663.
At NH 5792 2667 ('A') and NH 5795 2663 ('B') are two circular stone-walled huts.
'A', exceptionally well-preserved, measures 14.0m in overall diameter, with the wall, 1.8m thick, showing a fine outer face of stones on edge and several inner facing stones. The entrance in the E is obscured by peat.
'B' is a platform set into a slope, edged by a few stones. It measures 9.5m in diameter. The entrance in the N is ill-defined.
'A' occurs just outside of, and 'B' within, a probably contemporary roughly rectangular enclosure marked by a ruinous wall and measuring about 70m E-W by 45m. There is no trace of cultivation plots.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (A A) 26 June 1973
Surveyed at 1:2500
Visited by OS (J M) 1 May 1975
No change to previous field report. No further survey action.
Visited by OS (J M) 6 Feburary 1979
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5792 2664 (100m by 100m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH52NE |
| Civil Parish | DORES |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11710 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12535 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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