MHG53183 - Possible hut circle, Loch Croispol 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
Possible subcircular feature, overlain by sheepfold 120 and only surviving as arc of bank- 5.8 m E/W x 12 m externally, with bank 1.7 m wide and up to 0.6 m high. Quite substantial, turfed over but some stone evident in fabric.
Could be hut circle, partly destroyed by sheepfold construction. See NMRS NC36NE 2.
On fairly level ground under thick turf and sparse bracken. E-facing over Loch Croispol.
Recommendations: 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 121.
- <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 121.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3877 6785 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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