MHG8277 - Hut circle - Am Fasach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG77NE 6 7792 7755.
Possible hut circle, 9m to 11m in diameter, stone walls. Rectangular structure c9m by 4m built inside. <1>
The hut circle was located by C Dagg (NGR corrected) during a walkover survey in advance of proposed Water mains renewals between Lonmore and Charlestown in the site of the new development. <2>
Probably destroyed - HAW 6/2003
The hut circle is described as surviving in the survey report by C Dagg (2003), but has since been destroyed by a second phase of housing. Site visit 12/04/07. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG1578 Text/Publication/Article: Wentworth, R. 1989. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.33-4. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 33-4. 34.
- <2> SHG22017 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C.. 2003. Archaeological Evaluation of Areas to be affected by Proposed Water Mains Renewals between Lonmore and Charlestown, Gairloch, Wester Ross. Unaffiliated. 24/09/2003. . p.4, Feature 1.
- <3> SHG23467 Verbal Communication: Cameron, K. Comment by Kirsty Cameron, HC Archaeologist.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7791 7750 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG77NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/76469 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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