MHG61791 - Field system - Broubster
Summary
Slight evidence for a field system and cultivation around a hut circle at Broubster.
Type and Period (2)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Slight evidence for a field system and cultivation around a hut circle at Broubster.
At ND 0266 6111 there is a largely turf-covered hut circle set into a gentle SE-facing slope. It measures about 8m in diameter within a wall spread 1.5 -2m and 0.5m high The entrance is in the ESE; a band of stone extends outwards from N side of entrance passage for 2m. A stony scarp in the interior suggests a sub- division. A small number of clearance heaps, short stretches of wasted walling and linear clearance are evidence of contemporary cultivation around the hut.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J B) 21 September 1981.
Three clearance cairns were 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. Clearance cairns in area of rig-and-furrow, overlying earlier hut-circles. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0265 6111 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SW |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- http://bronzeagecaithness.aocarchaeology.com/lidar (View LiDAR data online)
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