MHG9878 - Hut circle - Kilearnan
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC91NE 54 9515 1712
At NC 9515 1712 is an oval stone-walled hut circle in association with a minor field system. The situation is is moorland open to the NE. The hut, obscured by heather overgrowth, is about 10.5m E-W by 8.5m inside a reduced wall spread to 2.0m; an entrance is in the E. Contemproary agriculture is shown by a scattering of stone clearance heaps on the level ground to the NE but cultivation plots as such are not discernible.
Surveyed at 1:10,560.
Visited by OS (J M) 12 May 1976.
The hut circle was Scheduled with other monuments in the vicinity in 1988.
Following re-assessment, the Scheduling was revoked by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016. <1>
Forestry ploughing prompted survey and excavation work by SDD in 1982 on a hillside in the Strath of Kildonan, in Sutherland. See 1998 PSAS publication. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG27733 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: MacIver, M.. 2016. Changes to the schedule of Monuments 04/02/2016. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <2> SHG27241 Text/Publication/Article: McIntyre, A.. 1998. Survey and excavation at Kilearnan Hill, Sutherland, 1982-3. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 128. 167-201. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9514 1712 (100m by 100m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC91NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7030 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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