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MHG61702 - Hut circle - W of Hill of Shebster, Caithness

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A hut circle to the west of Hill of Shebster, Caithness.

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A hut circle to the west of Hill of Shebster, Caithness.

A hut circle identified in LiDAR data gathered by AOC Archaeology in 2011 as part of the mitigation for the visual impact on the archaeological landscape associated with the proposed Baillie Hill windfarm, Caithness. It is located 190m north of Leans of Shebster, N of a small stream. Associated with at least seven clearance carins and a further possible hut circle. <1>

The site was visited and recorded by topographic survey in 2015 as part of the 'Hidden Bronze Age Landscape of Caithness Project' undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group and members of the Castletown Heritage Society with local volunteers. The project ran as a series of four week-long field schools training volunteers in techniques of field survey, systematic soil sampling and targeted excavation. Fieldwork in week one of the field school (22-27/06/2015) focussed on using LiDAR data in the field, use of GPS to create simple maps of archaeological sites and ground-truthing sites through LiDAR. In week two (13-18/07/2015) participants learned how to create accurate plans using manual taped offset and plane table survey and total station and GPS surveys. Site 46: Penannular turf and stone bank, reasonably well preserved. Measures roughly 15m external diameter and survives to a height of 0.7m. The bank measures 3.2m wide and no entrance was found. Located on open plateau running N-S, 40m NW of Site 45. <2>

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Grid reference	Centred ND 0071 6448 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND06SW
Civil Parish	REAY
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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