MHG4391 - Hut circle - Culligran Deer Farm, Kilmorack
Summary
Hut circle in Culligran Deer Farm
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH34SE 8 392 417.
Listed. No details given.
F Spencer-Nairn and G Harden 1990c.
Walking through the Culligran Deer Park on 10/4/16, Roland Spencer-Jones of NOSAS measured and photographed this hut circle 9 metre internal diameter on a prominent knoll on a south-facing slope. Stone walls to approx. 0.5m high, with obvious entrance in east. Spread of wall and tumble 1 metre. Now covered by naturally regenerated birch woodland. <1>
The site is visible in re-processed Environmental Agency LiDAR. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG501 Text/Publication/Article: Spencer-Nairn and Harden, F and G. 1990. 'Culligran Deer Farm (Kilmorack parish)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.23. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 23. 23. XY
- <1> SHG29232 Text/Correspondence: Spencer-Jones, R.. 2016. Walkover survey, Culligran Deer Park. North of Scotland Archaeology Society (NOSAS). Yes. Digital.
- <2> SHG29248 Dataset/Geospatial Data: Atkins & BLOM. 2011-12. LiDAR for Scotland Phase 1 - DSM. Atkins & Blom.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3925 4168 (24m by 24m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH34SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/70764 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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