MHG60024 - Hut circle - Big Burn
Summary
A hut circle to the southeast of Big Burn.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle to the southeast of Big Burn. The northernmost of the three recorded by RCAHMS.
Aerial photographs (RCAHMSAP 1994 and RAF 541A/435, frame 3073) show three hut-circles (NH 6596 3825, NH 6605 NH 3843, 6597 3848) lying within a scatter of small cairns and field banks.
Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 30 January 1997
The hut circle is not directly visible on available vertical APs, but a circular patch of gorse is visible at the grid reference above. GIS spatial data created in 2019 according to this location. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6596 3848 (23m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63NE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/115096 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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