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MHG60424 - Hut circle - Slaggan Track (4)

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A hut circle below the Slaggan Track, Rubha ban.

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A hut circle below the Slaggan Track, Rubha ban.

186360 894124 AEMC006 Slaggan Track 4: The hut circle was visited by A Welti, J Buchanan and A MacInnes in 2011 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 circular stone structure is in poor condition. It sits below the Slaggan track and close to AEMC005. It is one of a group of two pairs of hut circles clustered around the track all with panoramic views inland. The HC is within an enclosure and there are field boundaries in the vicinity. The surrounding landscape is almost entirely covered with heather with some grass. Inside the HC cover is mainly grass. The HC is 40m from a stream and 500m from fresh water Loch an Fheoir. The platform is built out from a moderate slope. Average inner diameter is 6.4m, outer diameter is 7.5m. The double skinned wall is 1m thick with maximum height 0.3m. A possible entrance faces east but no measurements were possible. AEMC006 is at a distance of 20m from AEMC005 (see MHG60423) and is 100m from both AEMC003 (see MHG60418) and AEMC004 (see MHG60420). <1> <2>

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GIS spatial data created in 2019 based on 2009 vertical APs <3>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 8635 9413 (11m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG89SE
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	GAIRLOCH

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