MHG59830 - Possible stance/hut circle, Port a’ Bhàthaich, Rhu

Summary

Possible stance/hut circle at Port a’ Bhàthaich, Rhu

Type and Period (3)

  • DROVE STANCE? (Unknown date)
  • HUT CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
  • CULTIVATION REMAINS (Unknown date)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

This survey, undertaken on the west side of Port a’ Bhàthaich in 2013 by Rough Bounds Archaeology et al, covered the land west of the fields of Rhu farm and the bay at Port a Bhàthaich.

Site 10. Possible stance on east side of a wide long area of very old cultivation running north/south sheltered east and west by steep sided hills. Stance large and circular and possibly even prehistoric. <1>

NGR adjusted based on 2012 aerial photographs. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NM 6171 8383 (15m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NM68SW
Civil Parish ARISAIG AND MOIDART
Geographical Area LOCHABER

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

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