MHG44278 - Field system - Cul Beag
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On S facing slope is a settlement of 12 hut circles ('A'-'M') and a contemporary field system.
All the huts are circular except 'C', 'G' and 'M' which are oval. Walls are generally spread between 2.5m and 3.5m.
'A', 'B', 'D' and 'E' are visible as circular platforms measuring 11m in diameter with a few stones protruding around the perimeters.
'C' is an ill-defined oval platform measuring 15m E-W by 13m.
'F' is well-defined by a wall of bare stones, though no definite facing stones are evident, and measures 11.5m in diameter between wall centres. The entrance is in the ESE.
'G' is well-defined measuring 11m NNW-SSE by 9m between wall centres. The entrance is in SSE.
'J' is well-preserved and measures 13m between wall centres. The entrance is in E.
'K' is an ill-defined platform, 11.5m in diameter with a few stones visible around the perimeter.
'L' is a platform, 12.5m in diameter with occasional
outer facing stones visible. The ill-defined entrance is in SE.
'M' heavily mutilated, measures 13m NW-SE by 11.5m
between wall centres. The mutilated entrance is in
SE.
The field system is marked by stone clearance heaps, lynchets, and one or two ruinous walls.
Huts surveyed at 1/10,000. Field system delineated on 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (I S S) 12 April 1973
Hut circle 'M' is not hut circle but enclosure of probably later date.
Visited by RCAMS (JRS) March 1989.
A walkover survey was carried out by West Coast Archaeological Services in 2021 on behalf of Treeline Forestry Limited and Fairburn Estate in advance of proposed woodland creation schemes.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4597 5031 (1504m by 622m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH45SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (11)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'A' (Monument) (MHG7782)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'B' (Monument) (MHG63769)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'C' (Monument) (MHG63770)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'D' (Monument) (MHG63771)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'E' (Monument) (MHG63772)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'F' (Monument) (MHG63773)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'G' (Monument) (MHG63774)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'H' (Monument) (MHG63775)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'J' (Monument) (MHG63776)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'K' (Monument) (MHG63777)
- Part of: Hut circle - Cul Beag 'L' (Monument) (MHG63778)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12481 (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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