MHG49838 - Hut circle - Lynebeg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CAIRNFIELD (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
This hut-circle is situated on the top of a low rise on the W bank of an un-named stream 340m WNW of Lynebeg farmsteading (NJ01NE 49). It measures 8m in diameter within a heather-grown stony bank (up to 2.7m in thickness and 0.3m in height), which incorporates large boulders up to 0.5m in height. The entrance is on the E. About 70m S of the hut-circle there is a group of at least six heather-grown cairns measuring up to 3m in diameter.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 22 August 2006
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 06164 19878 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ01NE |
| Civil Parish | ABERNETHY AND KINCARDINE |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/282869 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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