MHG54601 - Hut circle - Lon Bho Lainn, Skye
Summary
A hut circle at Lon Bho Lainn, Skye.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle at Lon Bho Lainn, Skye.
At NG 44859 50858 and 140m OD, in improved pasture, 55m E of the Lon Bho-Lainn stream, on the N facing slopes of Glen Haultin are the partial footings of a hut circle. Edge-set stones mark a wall 8m in diameter and 1m thick. A mound of stones 1m high in the NW quadrant of the structure may be later re-working of the site. The structure is degraded and overgrown with grass, rushes and bracken.
Information from Billy MacRae, August 2010. <1>
GIS spatial data amended in 2019 according to location as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4485 5087 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG45SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/306183/ (View RCAHMS Canmore record for this site)
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