Monument record MHG11089 - Kinbrace Farm
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8765 2880 (260m by 189m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC82NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NC82NE 21 875 288.
('A': NC 87552886) Enclosure (NR) ('B': NC 87642873) Enclosure (NR) OS 6"map, (1962)
The remains of two turf-banked enclosures, accompanied by field clearance heaps, discovered during field investigation on the lower SW slopes of Kinbrace Hill.
'A' is oval, the bank measuring 0.3m in height and measuring 14m in diameter N-S by 12m transversely. There is an entrance in the south.
'B' has been levelled into the hillside. The bank is 0.3m in height and 11m diameter internally. There is an entrance in the south.
Visited by OS (E G C) 27 May 1961
These are stone-walled hut-circles now falling within an area of afforestation. 'A' has been severely mutilated by ploughing and planting. 'B' survives undamaged within a clearing and is as described above.
Some associated clearance heaps can be seen to the SW of hut 'B'.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (J B) 3 December 1976
These hut-circles and small cairns were not located amidst dense afforestation.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 31 July 1991.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2669 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Strath of Kildonan: an archaeological survey. .
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Record last edited
Oct 9 2017 12:21PM
