MHG63610 - Hut circle - Meall Clais Nan Each
Summary
A hut circle at Meall Clais Nan Each.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
DBAs and walkover surveys were carried out by CFA Archaeology Ltd in November 2002 and April 2003 in advance of a proposed wind farm development at Cambusmore Estate, near Bonar Bridge, Sutherland.
Site 11. Approximately 200m south of monument 10 is a further hut circle and attached enclosure. The hut circle is c.8.5m in diameter, defined by low, heather covered turf banks c.lm wide by 0.3m high. A short section of a broad drainage gully runs around the north side of the hut walls. The interior of the hut circle is boggy and overgrown with sedges and a possible entrance is visible in the west side. A small enclosure, 22m by 16m, defined by low turf banks, is attached to the south side of the hut circle with breaks visible in the banks to the northeast and southwest. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21401 Text/Report/Environmental Statement: Mudie, G.. 2003. Cambusmore Estate Wind Farm: Environmental Statement: Chapter 6 Archaeological Assessment. CFA Archaeology. . Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 11.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6930 9918 (26m by 26m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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