MHG41624 - Hut circle etc, Mains of Ulbster
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Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
ND34SW 14 334 426.
A group of three hut circles and about twenty mounds lies on both sides of the road from Borrowston to Mains of Ulbster over a distance of about 400 yds.
The best-preserved hut measures 18 by 22ft within a bank 4-5ft thick. The entrance, on SE, is marked by two large portal stones 1ft 10ins apart and about 1ft 2ins high. A single stone laid between them forms a sill. The mounds are from 15-20ft in diameter and 2-3ft in height. Excavation by Anderson in 1865 revealed no evidence of burials.
RCAHMS 1911.
Centred at ND 3341 4268 is a field system and four hut circles, three as described by RCAHMS, fourth, the most southerly, formed by a heather-covered stony bank some 8m internal diameter with an entrance on the SE. The field system comprises about forty stone clearance heaps amongst which a number of small fields can be identified.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R L) 19 April 1967.
(ND 3335 4279; ND 3338 4279; ND 3344 4261; ND 3349 4253) Hut Circle(s) (NR) (3 times) Field System (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Overgrown with deep heather but some features clearly visible.
C E Batey 1981.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1959 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . Wic 200.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 167, No. 534.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3341 4264 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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