MHG813 - Hut Circle, Ousdale
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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- None recorded
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Full Description
Set into a NW-facing slope at ND 0773 2019 is a circular stone-walled hut measuring approximately 12.5m in diameter between the centres of a peat-covered wall spread to some 3.0m. The ill-defined entrance is in the NW. The hut is mutilated by a sheep track crossing it.
Visited by OS (A A) 21 April 1972.
This hut circle is as described. The heather-covered wall is spread to 2.5m and 0.4m high.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J B) 3 September 1982.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0773 2019 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND02SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7530 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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