MHG8710 - Provost's Well
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Early Bronze Age to 19th Century - 2400 BC to 1900 AD)
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Full Description
A well defined prehistoric settlement and field system, on gently sloping SE facing moorland, recently ploughed for afforestation. Reported by Mrs J Durham.
Hut Circle 'A' (NH 7311 7868) - 'Scooped' house platform, internal diameter of 12.5m NE-SW by 10.5m with pronounced back and forescarps each 1.8m high, with tumble revettments. No evidence of stone walling. Entrance on the change of slope to NE. What appears to be a later clearance cairn on SE edge of the platform.
Hut circle 'B' (NH 7316 7867) 'Scooped' house platform much obscured by peat. A fairly well defined wall (1.8m wide) with occasional outer facing stones is visible below entrance on NE, and on the change of slope to the SW, enclosing a platform 9.5m in diameter. Some 3m outside the wall on the SW lies a distinct (1m high) quartz boulder. The contemporary field system of about 2 ha consists mainly of three large inter-connected curvilinear dykes forming three large fields, two of which are sub-divided by two straight lengths of stony banks. Clearance cairns occur within the dykes, and outside to the NW.
A small rectangular grouse butt lies close to the forest road.
D W Ross 1986.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG11765 Image/Photograph(s): Scooped settlement and field system, Scotsburn Glen.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11766 Image/Photograph(s): Scooped settlement and field system, Scotsburn Glen.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11767 Image/Photograph(s): Scooped settlement and field system, Scotsburn Glen.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG23383 Text/Report/Management Plan: Forestry Commission & Historic Scotland. 2008. Provost's Well, Hut Circles and Field System 150m NW. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- SHG4245 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4246 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG860 Text/Publication/Article: Ross, D W. 1986. 'Glen of Scotsburn (Logie Easter p) hut circles, field system - survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.15-16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 15-16. 15.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7317 7870 (241m by 187m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH77NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOGIE EASTER |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4743 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14559 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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