MHG8064 - Hut circle, Casandamff
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Now within modern conifer plantation - HAW 6/2004
NH68SE 13 6829 8260.
A well-preserved unusually elongated oval stone-walled hut similar to one not far away at Ranich (NH78SW 12) and those at Drumnadrochit (NH53SW 7). It measures 13m E-W by 8m between centres of a wall spread to 2.8m in W increasing to 3.5m at entrance in E. The entrance is edged with boulders and has a wide splay being 1m wide internally and 2.8m wide externally. It is partially blocked inside by a fallen stone.
Surveyed at 1/10560. Visited by OS (J B) 17 June 1975.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6828 8260 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH68SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | EDDERTON |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5495 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13890 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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