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MHG57301 - Hut circle - Coille Eagasgarg (Hut circle B)

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A hut circle at Coille Eagasgarg, near Poolewe.

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A hut circle at Coille Eagasgarg, near Poolewe. Hut circle 'B' in the original OS survey.

NG88SE 12 891 829.
In area centred at NG 891829, 300 ft OD., between Allt na Teangaidh Fiadhaich and Allt Loch nan Uain in previously cultivated land there are grass and heather-covered remains of 3 hut circles, with walls, 1.4 m thick and 0.7 m max. ht., defined by unhewn orthostats.
'A' measuring 5-8 m internal diameter has its entrance in NE.
'B' measuring 9.1 m internal diameter has its entrance in W and 'C' measuring 7.6 m internal diameter has its entrance in SE. In addition to those three hut circles, 120m north of 'A' there are the amorphous remains of another, approximately 9m diameter which has been overlaid by a later enclosure formed by an earth and stone bank 0.7m high.
Visited by OS (N K B) 22 March 1965; Visible on RAF APs CPE/SCOT/321: 3260-1.

Area included in pre-afforestation survey by C Dagg . See hyperlinked report.
A M Fox, Highland Council

189185 882852 Coille Eagasgarg 4 MB004 : The hut circle was visited by J Buchanan in 2010 as part of research for a dissertation on hut circles in Wester Ross for A Welti. This circular stone structure seems to be part of a group of 7, MB001 (see MHG49734) MB002 (see MHG49735), MB003 (see MHG7749), MB004, MB005 (see MHG57302), MB006 (see MHG57303), and MB007 (see MHG57304). MB003, MB004 and MB005 are recorded as a group by OS 1965. The structure sits on a gentle NW facing slope with wide views inland. Very large stones have been used in the construction. Average inner diameter is 9.1m, outer diameter is 12m. The double skinned wall is 1.5m thick with maximum height 0.45m. The entrance could be either SSE or NNW.The area is deer fenced and planted with trees. Vegetation is high & obscures much of the structure. The entrance could be either SSE or NNW. Very large stones have been used in the construction. <1> <2>

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Note: NGR adjusted to position as seen on 2009 vertical APs [IS-L 28/06/2017].

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8918 8286 (16m by 16m)
Map sheet	NG88SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	GAIRLOCH

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