MHG41286 - Hut circle, Loch of Yarrows
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Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
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Full Description
Renumbered from ND34SW0044C
JHooper, 25/10/2002
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ND34SW 51 3098 4287.
Set into SW-facing slope, is a circular stone-walled hut heavily covered by heather, measuring 8m diameter between the centres of a wall spread to 2m. Entrance is in SW. In vicinity are one or two small peat-covered mounds with some stone clearance heaps from contemporary cultivation plots although depth of peat hides their true identity.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (I S S) 14 March 1972.
(Centred ND 309 428) Settlement (NR) (See ND34SW 44 and 45 for other hut circles) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Surveyed at 1:1000. K Sabine 1980.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3097 4286 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM610 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/9059 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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