Monument record MHG11498 - Hut circle, Torroble
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5934 0438 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
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Full Description
NC50SE 25 5934 0438.
(NC 5934 0438) Hut Circle (NR) (NC 592 043) Field System (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1970).
A hut circle accompanied by field clearance.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R D L) 7 July 1963.
This stone-walled hut circle and an associated minor field system are situated on a sheltered W-facing slope. The field system is marked by a dozen or so stone clearance mounds in the immediate vicinity of the hut; measurable cultivation plots are not discernible. The hut is about 11.0m N-S by 10.0m internally; the wall, turf-covered and standing on average to 0.4m, is 1.3m thick, widening at an entrance from the S to a spread of 2.5m. There has been disturbance in the interior in the WSW quarter. Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 1 September 1976.
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. . 143-4, No. 413.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
