MHG5790 - Greshornish
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG35SW 6 3458 5497.
(NG 3458 5498) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6"map, (1969)
A circular stone-walled hut measuring c. 6.5m in diameter between the centre of a wall spread to c.1.5m which is heavily obscured by peat. Occasional outer facing stones are visible in the E and S. The entrance is not evident.
About 20.0m SE of the hut are traces of a wall which may be contemporary.
Visited by OS (RL) 6 October 1971; RCAHMS 1928, visited 1915.
What may be a small hut-circle is situated on a terrace on the SE side of a knoll some 120m E of the shore of Loch Greshornish and 800m NNE of Greshornish Farm. It measures about 5m in diameter within a low stony bank 1.3m in thickness and 0.2m in height. A rickle of stones is visible at the edge of the terrace to the S.
Visited by RCAHMS (SH) 25 July 1990.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 164, No.526.
- --- SHG2677 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Waternish, Skye and Lochalsh District, Highland Region: an archaeological survey. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3457 5497 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG35SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11178 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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