Monument record MHG11395 - Talmine
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5783 6231 (314m by 175m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC56SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
There are hut circles at NC 5790 6234, NC 5795 6232 and NC 5792 6228. The former is 10m diameter, with distinct inner and outer facings and an entrance to SE. The other two are 9m in diameter. Nearby cented NC 578 623 is a "cairnfield". At least nine, 3-4m in diameter, 1/2-1m high, in an oval pattern.
Information from T C Welsh 23 July 1973
Centred on NC 579 623 in a southerly hillside is a settlement of three hut circles (A-C) accompanied by a field system.
Hut 'A' measures 7.5m diameter within a peat-covered wall, 1.4m estimated width and 0.3m maximum height. At entrance in SE arc are a number of large facing slabs. B and C are less well-preserved; the former survives as a platform, 5m in diameter, and latter is 7m in diameter within a peat-silted stone wall of indeterminate thickness.
The field system, delineated to some measure by linear stone clearance on its NE and S sides, comprises clearance heaps spaced from 5-15m apart with one or two lynchets visible. Two cultivation plots measuring 15 by 10m and 20 by 15m are evident.
Surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (JM) 24 August 1978
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1093 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1973. 'Manse Bridge, small cairns, hut circles', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.56. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 56. 56.
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Record last edited
Aug 5 2016 4:00PM
