MHG65743 - Hut circle - Braemore, Lairg
Summary
A large hut circle at Braemore near Lairg.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A large hut circle at Braemore near Lairg. The feature is visible on vertical aerial photography as a large circular feature c. 14m in diameter. It is not shown on any OS mapping. <1> <2> <3>
The site was visited and photographed by A Coombs and D Kennedy on 16/07/2021. The structure, a roundhouse, sits on a slight rise and appears to be revetted with stone into the slope on the southwest side. The round house is c.9.5m across internally with stone and turf walls up to c.2m wide. There is a possible southeast facing entrance c.1.5m wide. There is a post and wire fence lying north-south across the west third of the structure. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
- <3> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
- <4> SHG30023 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Coombs, A.. 2021. Report on possible henge at Braemore, Lairg. Anne Coombs. 17/07/2021. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5492 0294 (23m by 23m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KINCARDINE |
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