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MHG384 - Hut Circle - Cnoc Fionn

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Hut Circle and cairns at Cnoc Fionn

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At ND 1075 2381 are the remains of a hut circle, surviving as a platform levelled up on, and cut back into a steepish SW-facing slope. It measures some 16.0m NW-SE by 10.0m transversely; the latter measurement, however, is very approximate due to the poor definition of the back scarp. There has probably been an entrance in the SE. There are one or two heaps of contemporary stone clearance nearby.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 23 November 1982.

The structure is represented by a platform levelled into the slope, roughly 16 x 10 m, with a definite apron downslope but poorly defined at the back. To the north-west of the platform there are three small cairns within 50 m and a fourth at a distance of 130 m. <1>

Note; site not visible on aerial photography (TB 2/10/24)

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Grid reference	Centred ND 1074 2381 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND12SW
Civil Parish	LATHERON
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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