MHG39212 - Hut Circles, Uppertown, Allt A'Bhaile Uachdaraich
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
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Full Description
RCAHMS 1997 URQ97 209
Stands at the W edge of a group of small cairns in heather moorland above the NE bank of an unnamed tributary of the Allt a' Bhaile Uachdaraich. It is situated on the leading edge of a level terrace, which falls away steeply S towards the burn, and the ground has been built up on the S to provide a level interior. Oval plan it measures 11.4m from NW to SE by 9.1m transversely within a stoney bank 2.1m thick and 0.5m high. The entrance is on the SE. The small cairns, measure up to 6m in diameter and lie to the N and E of the hut-circle, scattered over an area measuring c. 120m N-S by 70m transversely on the terrace and down the slope below it. A shooting butt stands amongst the cairns about 30m NE of the Hut circle.
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 3 September 1997
Info from Dr H Robinson April 2005
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4475 3225 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH43SW |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM11456 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/259366 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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