MHG62657 - Hut circle - Hinnesdal Track 3
Summary
A hut circle at Hinnesdal.
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 at Hinnesdal.
138967 856989 AW082 Hinnesdal Track 3: The hut circle was visited by A Welti in 2013 as part of research for a dissertation on hut circles in Wester Ross. This oval stone structure is in fair condition. It sits on a very gentle slope in a cluster of three stone structures, is adjacent to an enclosure and is associated with field boundaries of turf and stone. Vegetation in and around the structure is grassland. It is 10m from AW081 (see MHG62656) and has panoramic views inland. The double skinned wall has average inner diameter is 5m, average outer diameter is 6.5m. The possible entrance faces SW. The external entrance width is 2m, internal width is 0.8m and the entrance length is 2m. Shieling huts have been built over the structure and this may have altered its shape. <2> <3>
[Note: a database was set up as part of research for the dissertation and was subsequently expanded as an extension of the We Digs Project (see website link below). The full access database can be made available to enquirers/researchers if requested - contact HER for details].
GIS spatial data created in 2022 according to location as shown on 2009 APs. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27403 Text/Manuscript: Welti, A.. 2012. Roundhouses of Wester Ross and parts of Skye. University of Aberdeen. Yes. Digital. AW082.
- <2> SHG27404 Dataset/Database File: Welti, A.. 2009-2016. Roundhouses of Wester Ross and parts of Skye: project database. Lochbroom Field Club. Yes. Digital. AW082.
- <3> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3896 5699 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG35NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
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