MHG53067 - Hut Circle and Enclosure - Loch Borralie West
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Structure, cairn and associated banks, 32 m square in overall extent.
a) subcircular structure, defined by stones flush or nearly flush with turf. Stones are intermittent but in places appear closely set. Measures 6.9 m N/S x 7.4 m externally with wall <1 m wide. Stones generally 0.25 m long. Faced entrance in SW.
b) c 26 m to S is a small field, defined by curved length of wall c 20 m long, of partly turfed over stones generally < 0.3 m across, clear facing visible in places. Roughly parallel length of wall 21 m to NE, 4.5 m long, 2 courses evident. Linear cairn, 5 m ENE/WSW x 2 m wide, along upper edge of field. Overall projected dimensions of field = c 20 m NNE/SSW x 20 m. Both lengths of walling run down slope.
Undulating, SSE-facing hillside above open valley.
Hut circle with associated small enclosed field on sloping ground below it.
Recommendations: None. <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 52.
- <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 52.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3742 6706 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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