MHG61809 - Possible hut circle or cellular building - Loch Calder

Summary

A possible hut circle or cellular building to the west of Loch Calder.

Type and Period (2)

HUT CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
(Alternate Type) BUILDING? (Unknown date)

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Full Description

A possible hut circle or cellular building to the west of Loch Calder.

A possible hut circle or cellular building was 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. Possible hut circle or cellular building on W shore of Loch Calder. <1>

This feature measures only about 5.5m in diameter which is very small for a hut circle [IS-L 16/06/2020].

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG26164 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cavers, G.. 2012. Baillie Hill and Cnoc Freiceadain, Caithness: LiDAR Survey. AOC Archaeology Group. Digital. Site 157. XY

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Grid reference	Centred ND 0754 5906 (13m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND05NE
Civil Parish	HALKIRK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

LiDAR survey - Baillie Hill and Cnoc Freiceadain, Caithness (Ref:21585) (EHG4017)

External Links (1)

http://bronzeagecaithness.aocarchaeology.com/lidar/ (View LiDAR data online)

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