MHG40446 - Field system - Aultcraggie
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(Centred NC 877 053) Settlement and Field System (NR) (4 huts shown 'A'-'D'.
OS 25" map, (1971)
Enclosures (NR) OS 6" map, (1964)
A settlement of four huts ('A'-'D') situated within a well-preserved associated field system discovered during field investigation and surveyed at 1:2500 in 1961.
All huts are obscured by peat growth with their entrance in the E or SE arc. Measurements in each case are between wall centres.
'A' is 9.0m in diameter, 'B' and 'C' are 13.0m in diameter and 'D' is oval, 10.0m E-W by 8.0m N-S.
The cultivation plots of the field system are delineated mainly by stone clearance heaps with occasional field walks and lynchets.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (E G C) 17 July 1961 and (J B) 4 December 1975.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8765 0542 (388m by 264m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC80NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (4)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6457 (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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