Monument record MHG11031 - Leathad an Daraich

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Grid reference Centred NC 7195 3454 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC73SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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Grid Reference changed from NC 719 345 to NC 71952 34541

See also:
NC73SW0031 - Hut circle
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NC73SW 4 719 345.

(A: NC 7183 3449, B: NC 7195 3454) Enclosures (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)

On a south-facing slope are two possible hut circles discovered during field investigation.
Visited by OS (E G C) 15 May 1961.

There are two well-preserved hut circles situated on the slope of Leathad an Daraich. The eastmost hut (Site Ref 24) is illustrated. Information from MS, A Field Survey in the Loch Rimsdale Area, June 1975, sire refs 23 and 24 (see archive).

The two huts (A and B) are of similar construction and appearance, both having been scooped slightly into the slope. They measure 12.5m N-S by 11.5m and 13.0m SE-NW by 11.0m respectively within walls 0.5m high and spread to 2.5m widening to 3.5m at the entrances which are in the south and south-east arcs. Sporadic clearance heaps around hut 'B' are the only traces of contemporary cultivation in the immediate vicinity. Revised at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 6 April 1977.

FE Management Plan received 30/03/01.
J Aitken : 30/03/01.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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