MHG7932 - Hut circle, Lochan Na Cairill
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Type and Period (3)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
- BUILDING (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
NG99SE 3 9839 9129.
At NG 9839 9129, between 350 and 375 ft OD, on the summit of a small knoll south of Lochan na Cairill, there are the mutilated heather covered remains of a hut circle measuring 8.5m internal diameter with walls 1.5m thick by 0.5m high. The entrance was probably in east, but cannot be accurately positioned as a segment of this periphery has been completely destroyed. In the immediate vicinity of hut circle there are the greatly mutilated remains of three field banks, now almost completely overgown, which were composed of large stones, and another on an adjoining knoll which is visible as a heather covered bank 0.3m high. These are probably contemporary with hut circle, while an 0.7m high earth and stone bank which surrounds the knoll on which hut circle stands is probably contemporary with the amorphous remains of two drystone buildings to south.
Visited by OS (R D) 7 April 1965; Visible on RAF AP CPE/Scot/UK 321: 4090-1.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9839 9129 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG99SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12063 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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