Monument record MHG10453 - Badbeithe
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6394 9113 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NH69SW 42 6394 9113.
(NH 6394 9113) Enclosure (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1971)
An enclosure, 30' in diameter within a bank 5' - 6' thick. The 2'6" wide entrance is in the SSE.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1911.
A circular stone-walled hut (noted by previous OS field investigator in 1963 as an enclosure) set into a wooded S-facing slope, and measuring
c.9.5m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c.2.0m all round. Occasional outer facing stones, but no inner facing stones, are discernible. The entrance was probably in the ESE where there is an ill-defined gap. There is no trace of an associated field system. Surveyed at 1:2500 (OS {W D J}).
Visited by OS (W D J) 10 June 1963 and (N K B) 20 October 1969.
No change.
Survey revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J B) 9 September 1980.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. 73.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
