MHG63812 - Hut circle - W of Allt na h-Aireimh, near Loch Culaidh ('B')
Summary
A hut circle to the west of the Allt na h-Aireimh, near Loch Culaidh.
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 to the west of the Allt na h-Aireimh, near Loch Culaidh. Originally recorded by tbe OS as hut circle 'B'. See MHG9419 for 'A'.
Centred at NC 857339 are two heather-covered hut circles ('A' and 'B') set on the crest of a low ridge.
'A' is about 10m in diameter within a low wall spread to 3m. Some 7.5 m of the wall in the SE is either destroyed or obscured, the entrance probably being in this arc. Slightly to the SE of the hut's centre is a low irregular mound of uncertain purpose. It consists of medium sized stones and measures about 4m across. A line of small stones appears to run from the NW side of the mound joining the hut wall in the N. A similar line also running into the N arc may have run from the NE side of the mound, but the remains are too incomplete for certainty.
'B' is 10m in diameter within a low wall spread to 3m. The entrance is in SSE. With the exception of one or two clearance heaps there is no trace of associated cultivation, although the ridge is relatively dry and stone free.
Surveyed at 1:10560. Visited by OS (J B) 8 June 1977
The site is visible in vertical aerial photographs taken in 2004, included within the 'Millennium Map' series. <1>
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Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 8575 3996 (31m by 31m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | NC83NE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6732 (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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