MHG9331 - Ceannabhaid
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC82NW 18 8294 2578.
At NC 82942578 amoung the depopulated township of Ceannabhaid there is a hut circle. It measures 13.0m in diameter within a turf-covered wall spread to 3.0m. The mutilated entrance is in the SE, with a portal stone on its E side. Cultivation associated with the township surrounds the hut.
Surveyed at 1:10 560.
Visited by OS (JB) 22 Feburary 1977
This hut-circle is situated on a slight natural terrace within the improved and ridged land around the buildings of Ceannabhaid township (NC82NW 13). It is crossed by a modern fence and has been disturbed by stock trampling. It measures 13.2m in diameter within a stony bank 3.5m in thickness and 0.4m in height. The entrance is on the E and the N side of the interior is built up to a height of 0.9m.
(KILD91 8)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 6 March 1991.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8293 2578 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC82NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6689 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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