MHG63530 - Hut circle - Dunrobin Glen
Summary
A hut circle at Dunrobin Glen.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
At NC 7941 0469, towards the base of a steepening south-facing slope is a peat-silted hut circle measuring 10.5m N-S by 8.0m E-W within a tumbled wall 0.4m maximum height and spread to 2.0m. The entrance of simple form is in the south quarter.In the vicinity are a number of stone clearance heaps and one or two lynchets which are associated with the hut.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 15 May 1981.
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1568 Text/Publication/Article: Harden, J. 1990. 'Survey Dunrobin Glen (Golspie parish)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.28. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 28. 28.
- <1> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7941 0469 (19m by 19m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5949 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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