Print

MHG58946 - Hut circle - Badbea Point 1

Summary

A hut circle at Badbea Point near Dundonnel.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

A hut circle at Badbea Point near Dundonnel.

203606 890633 Badbea Point 1 WS001: The hut circle was visited by A Welti, S Pomeroy and W Soos in 2016 as part of research for a dissertation on hut circles in Wester Ross. This was part of a degree course overseen by Aberdeen University. This is a large and substantial roundhouse sited on a natural terrace built into a gentle North facing slope. The whole structure is submerged by bracken. The walls consist of massive boulders and show no sign of double skin slabs. The structure is 60m S of the sealoch. To SE is a natural harbour, a bay facing SE. To the south the slope becomes steeper, up to the present modern road. There is a small rocky escarpment above the roundhouse from which flows a spring. The roundhouse is probably associated with SP001 (see MHG58946), sited at a distance of 20m. <1> <2>

[Note: a database was set up as part of research for the dissertation and was subsequently expanded as an extension of the We Digs Project (see website link below). The full access database can be made available to enquirers/researchers if requested - contact HER for details].

Note: NGR adjusted to approximate position as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <3>

Sources/Archives (3)

Map

Location

Grid reference	Centred NH 0359 9064 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH09SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	LOCHBROOM

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (0)

External Links (1)