MHG7985 - Hut Circle - Ardmore
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
Centred 699 876.
(A: NH 6992 8767; B: NH 6992 8760) Hut Circles (NR) (C: NH 6989 8764) Hut Circle (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
Three small circles, greener than the surrounding ground. The circumferences are slightly raised, and the interiors concave.
Name Book 1874.
in an area of birch scrub is a settlement of 3 circular stone-walled huts. (A - C) Hut diameters are given between wall centres.
Hut 'A' measures c.15m diameter with wall spread to c.3.5m all round. N and E arcs are ill- defined. The entrance is not evident.
'B' is overgrown and measures c13m diameter with the wall spread to c3m all round. The entrance in SE is ill-defined.
'C' is severely mutilated, with its S arc destroyed. It measures c13.5m diameter with wall spread to c3m. The entrance is not apparent.
In vicinity of hut circles are a few stone clearance heaps, presumably from contemporary cultivation plots.
Visited by OS (R L) 26 October 1970.
A scraper of amber-coloured flint 1" by 0.9", in Dumrobin Museum (Acc.No.X.70) is said to come from 'Ardvanie hut circle', which may be a reference to this site.
Information from TS of 'Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum' by A S Henshall.
The scraper was catalogued during an inventory of Dunrobin Castle Museum's collection in 2019 by ARCH. Listed under Acc. No. X70. It is on display in case 27, shelf A. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 19, No. 144.
- --- SHG3340 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 10, 28.
- <1> SHG28514 Collection/Finds Collection: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection At Dunrobin Castle Museum. X70.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6992 8764 (111m by 115m) (5 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH68NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | EDDERTON |
Finds (1)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13815 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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