MHG53176 - Hut circle, Loch Borralie South
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1250 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
This is an oval turf-covered bank with some stone protruding. Measures 11 m ENE/WSW x 10 m externally. No obvious internal features. The bank is almost invisible for 4 m in E arc but it is not known whether this is through damage or an original entrance. Several very large boulders in the vicinity. There is a second hut circle 5 m to NE of this (site 30).
Hut circle as marked on O.S. map. See NMRS NC36NE 25B.
On edge of plateau under grass and bracken overlooking Loch Borralie to the E.
Recommendations: Monitor effects of sheep grazing and control bracken. <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 29.
- <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 29.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3777 6659 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
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