MHG56487 - Possible Hut Circle - Gallowhill Wood

Summary

Possible hut circle recorded during a walkover survey by NOSAS in 2003.

Type and Period (1)

  • HUT CIRCLE? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC to 560 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A possible hut circle in Gallowhill Wood recorded during a walkover survey by NOSAS in 2003. The surrounding, incomplete, earth banks were found to be roughly 0.2 - 0.3m in height and 1.5-2m in height with a possible entrance in the south. It had an internal diameter of roughly 8m. It was covered in bracken and blueberry. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 5989 4925 (20m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH54NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish KILLEARNAN

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