MHG53042 - Possible Hut Circle - Loch Borralie West
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Curvilinear length of walling, 5.8 m NNW/SSE and 0.8 m wide, surviving 1-3 courses high. Composed of rounded and subangularstones of various types. Structure being exposed through deflation and rabbit burrowing; some of the latter lead beneath the wall.
On shelf at top of small, twisting valley leading down to Kyle of Durness.
Possibly part of a hut-circle.
Recommendations: Monitor and control rabbits. <1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24622 Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 23.
- <2> SHG24621 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lelong, O and MacGregor, G. 2003. Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness: Project 950. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). Digital. Site 23.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3743 6690 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Related Investigations/Events (1)
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