MHG8232 - Culnacraigh Hut Circle; Drumderfit Hill
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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Full Description
In area of clearance beside track on FC walk. Overgrown with heather, but just possible to make out larger stones that form structure. See photos, - HAW 10/2002
(NH 6580 5217) Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, (1959)
A circular stone-walled hut (described by Woodham {1956} as a cairn) in clearing on afforested Drumderfit Hill. It measures c10.5m diameter between the centres of a mutilated wall of indeterminate thickness, in which no entrance is visible. Two conglomerate blocks in NW may be outer facing stones.
According to Beaton (1885) there are numerous fine hut circles, mounds and tumuli, with parallel ridges or dykes connecting the huts, along the summit of Drumderfit Hill. Except for 1 already described, no other huts could be located, but in fire breaks to a distance of c200.0m S of it, several field walls and stone clearance heaps are visible indicating the remains of an extensive probably contemporary field system. Revised at 1/2500.
A J Beaton 1885; A A Woodham 1956; Visited by OS (N K B) 17 March 1966 and 3 December 1970.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1964 Text/Publication/Volume: Beaton, A J. 1885. Illustrated guide to Fortrose and vicinity with an appendix on the antiquities of the Black Isle. 58.
- --- SHG23292 Text/Report/Management Plan: Forestry Commission & Historic Scotland. 2008. Culnacraigh Hut Circle. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 16, No. 82.
- --- SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 75.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6580 5217 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH65SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KNOCKBAIN |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4607 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13592 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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