MHG9994 - Hut circle - Garbh-Leathad
Summary
A hut circle at Garbh-Leathad.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle at Garbh-Leathad.
(Centred NH 6153 9414 and NH 6164 9407) Cairns (NR)
OS 6"map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1907)
To the E of Garbh-leathad is a group of mounds between 18ft and 29ft in diameter presenting the presumed hut features.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
At NH 6153 9407, on a shelf in a SW-facing slope, is an ill-defined, circular stone-walled hut with an associated field system. The hut measures about 9m diameter between wall centres, with the wall spread to about 2.5m on all sides except NE, where it is barely visible. No entrance can be seen. The field system is marked by stone clearance heaps (the 'mounds' noted by RCAHMS) and lynchets, forming cultivation plots, 20m by 15m average size.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 10 June 1975.
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 5 September 1980.
A vague circular feature is just about visible at the NGR given by the OS in vertical aerial photographs taken in 1999-2001. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 29, No. 71.
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6153 9407 (24m by 24m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13996 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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