MHG9311 - Learable
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC82SE 21 8984 2316.
(NC 8984 2316) Unannotated feature
OS 6"map, (1963)
At NC 8984 2316 overlooking the Allt Leitir nan Caile is a small stone-walled hut circle 5.9m in internal diameter with the majority of its inner circumference marked by contiguous slabs on edge. Occasional outer facing stones are visible giving a wall width of between 1.5m & 1.8m. The entrance is in the E. No clear signs of contemporary cultivation were seen, a large part of the surrounding area having been cultivated in more recent times.
Revised at 1/10,000
Visited by OS (JB) 21 January 1977
This hut-circle is set on a spur on the N edge of the gully cut by the Allt Leitir nan Caile about 25m W of the track to Learable; it measures 5.9m in diameter within a boulder-faced bank 1.5m in thickness and 0.3m in height with an entrance on the E.
(KILD91 201)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 10 April 1991
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8983 2316 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC82SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6711 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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