Monument record MHG10856 - Hut circle, Achanellan Burn

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 7390 5210 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC75SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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NC75SW 60 739 521.

At NC 739 521, on natural shelves on either side of Achanellan Burn, are two hut circles, both severely depleted and over grown with heather. The more northerly is oval, 8.5m north east-south west by 6.5m within a wall of indefinite width about 0.2m high. The position of the entrance is uncertain. The south hut is 6.0m in diameter within a wall spread to 1.5m and 0.1m average height. The entrance in the south arc is of simple form. Around each hut are several scattered stone clearance heaps; no cultivation plots are discernible.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 31 August 1977.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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