MHG9562 - Coillelyal
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
At NC 7178 5972, on a south west facing hillslope, is a hut circle, obscured by peat and heather, measuring 6.5m south east-north west by 4.5m within a low heather covered wall spread to 1.5m broad. The entrance is in the south east.
The hut lies within a field system of 4 1/2 hectares, comprising clearance heaps, some of which are unusually large, peat covered banks and a few lynchets. One or two cultivation plots can be identified; one measures 30.0m by 20.0m.
Surveyed at 1:10000.
Visited by OS (J B) 22 August 1977.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7180 5974 (194m by 294m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6251 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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