MHG6969 - Carn Sgumain
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (3)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
- LYNCHET (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred 871 406.
At NH 8707 4068 is a denuded circular stone-walled hut measuring c. 10.5m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c. 2.5m. The entrance is not evident. A clearance heap lies against wall in W arc. To E of the hut, mainly on a S-facing slope, is an area of stone clearance heaps and occasional lynchets, forming a contemporary field system. Details of fields are greatly obscured by peat but two can be seen to measure c. 30m by c. 20m and c. 20m by 15m.
Surveyed at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (A A) 3 February 1971.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8719 4064 (339m by 289m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84SE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15082 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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