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MHG58073 - Hut circle - Laide Wood (5)

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A hut circle at Laide Wood, to the southwest of Laide.

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A hut circle at Laide Wood, to the southwest of Laide.

189015 890732 Laide Wood 5 JMC005: The hut circle was visited by J Macintyre and others in 2012 as part of research on hut circles in Wester Ross for A Welti. This circular HC sits on a grassy terrace on a low knoll. The ground slopes gently with E aspect. There are two circular structures in the wall, around 1m diameter, one to N of entrance and one in NE sector. (see sketch). These may be later lambing pens. Average inner diameter is 6.2m, outer diameter is 9m. The double skinned wall is 1.4m thick and max height is 0.6m. The entrance is definite and faces E. Its width externally is 1m, internally is 0.9m, The passage length is 0.6m indicating standard entrance terminals. This HC may be associated with JMC001 (200m distant - see MHG58069), JMC003 (200m distant - see MHG58071), JMC002, (40m distant - see MHG58070), JMC004 (20m distant - see MHG58072), JMC006 (400m distant - see MHG58074). <1> <2>

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GIS data created in 2018 according to location as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8901 9074 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG89SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	GAIRLOCH

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