MHG9350 - An Cnoc Buidhe
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC82NE 8727 2748.
At NC 87272748 is a poorly-defined hut circle set into the W-facing hillside. It is visible as a platform surrounded by a scant wall, and measures internally 9.5 m N-S by 7.5 m. The entrance is in the S. About 240 metres to the N is a group of a dozen or so clearance heaps, and some linear clearance. No field pattern is apparent.
Surveyed at 1/10,000
Visited by OS (J B) 3 December 1976
This hut-circle is situated on a the steeply-rising, W flank of An Cnoc Buidhe, to the E of the public road to Kinbrace amongst a scatter of small cairns. It comprises a terraced platform, measuring 9m from NNE to SSW by 7m transversely and 0.7m in depth with a stony lip at the front and an entrance to the SSW. There is a terrace running along the contour immediately upslope from it.
(KILD91 383)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 6 June 1991.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8727 2748 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC82NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6660 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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