MHG9665 - Hectortown
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
NC84SE 3 894 432.
At NC 8941 4321 and NC 8931 4323, situated on separate knolls are two oval hut circles (A and B respectively). They are in a similar state of preservation, each with a collapsed wall overgrown with turf and heather, surviving to a height of 0.2m and spread to 2.0m.
'A' measures internally 11.0m NNW-SSE by 9.0m transversely with the entrance in the SSE arc.
'B' is 9.0m NE-SW by 7.5m transversely with a SW entrance.
The area around the huts is relatively stone-free in places, and there are several low turf-covered mounds some of which are almost certainly clearance heaps indicating former cultivation probably contemporary with the hut circles.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 7 November 1980.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8939 4314 (219m by 264m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC84SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6785 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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