MHG9385 - Dail Na Speireig
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC84NE 11 8995 4892.
NC 8995 4892. A grass and heather-covered head dyke about 1.5m long and 1.5m to 2.0m wide and a cairn-field of twenty-one heather-covered cairns about 1.5m in diameter and 1.0m high.
R J Mercer 1980.
Centred on NC 899 489 are twenty or so stony mounds typical of hut circle-associated field clearance. A head dyke abandoned in the 18/19th century cuts through the group.
Visited by OS (J M) 12 November 1980.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8995 4892 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC84NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6766 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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