MHG7248 - Hut Circles - Carn Maol
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On a gentle SE slope is a settlement of 3 stone-walled huts (A-C).
Hut A is oval measuring c. 13m NW-SE by c. 11m transversely between the centres of walls largely obscured by peat growth. The indistinct entrance is in the SE.
B, also oval, measures c. 13m WNW-ESE by c. 11m transversely, between the centres of a wall spread to c. 3m all round. Two stones in the ESE arc are probably outer facing stones. The ill-defined entrance is in the ESE.
C is circular, being c. 11m in diameter between the centres of a denuded wall. There is a gap in the NE arc; but it cannot be ascertained whether this is the entrance.
Several stone clearance heaps are in the vicinity of the huts.
Surveyed at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (NKB) 19 January 1971.
These hut-circles and numerous small cairns are situated on the SE slopes of Carn Maol.
RCAHMS 1978, visited April 1978.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8725 4500 (120m by 91m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15009 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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