MHG9366 - Shinness
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
NC51NW 28 5453 1556
This hut-circle is situated in open moorland. It measures 10.5m from
NNW to SSE by 9m transversely within a peat-covered bank up to 2.2m in thickness and from 0.3m to 0.6m in height. The entrance is on the SSE. Surveyed at 1:10,000
Some low mounds about 100m to the SSE may be a scatter of small cairns buried beneath the peat.
Visited by RCAHMS (SH) 17 March 1989
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5452 1556 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC51NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5189 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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