MHG6586 - Hut circle? - near Dun Borrafiach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (3)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- (Alternate Type) SHIELING HUT? (18th Century to 19th Century - 1701 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
What may be a hut-circle is situated on the S side of a tributary of the Borrafiach Burn; it measures 4.6m in diameter within a stony bank 0.8m thick and 0.2m in height. Its NW side has been disturbed and can be traced only as a slight scarp.
(WAT90 630)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 28 June 1990.
The dimensions would make this a very small hut circle, more on the order of a shieling hut. It is not visible on vertical aerial photogarphs at the given grid reference [IS-L 02/07/2024].
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2312 6332 (18m by 18m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG26SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/71404 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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