MHG9833 - Hut circle, Wedder Hill

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Type and Period (2)

HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)

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Full Description

SE end of a low moorland ridge, is a hut circle set into the ridge. It is heather covered and measures 10.5m SE-NWby 8.5m within a wall 0.4m high and spread to 2m. The entrance is in SE . Two or three low clearance heaps are all that remain of contemporary cultivation; the ground is covered by thick blanket of peat.
Surveyed at 1:10000. Visited by OS (J B) 7 May 1977.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1513 Text/Publication/Article: DES. 1976. 'Small finds', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1976, p.66-78. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 66-78. 69.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 9031 4297 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC94SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	FARR

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9833 (Monument) (MHG41332)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/7227 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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