Monument record MHG1169 - Hut Circles, Cnoc Breac

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Grid reference Centred ND 1545 3352 (76m by 41m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND13SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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At ND 1544 3350 and ND 1547 3351, on a hillside shelf, are two heather-covered hut circles (A and B respectively).
'A' measures approximately 5.5m diameter within a wall 0.2m high and spread to an average width of 2m. The entrance is in SSE.
'B' measures approximately 7m in diameter within a wall 0.3m high and spread to a width of 2-2.5m. The entrance may have been in the NW. There is an appreciable quantity of bare stone in evidence here, compared to 'A'.
There are several stone clearance heaps in the vicinity.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 19 October 1982.

Two heather- and grass-grown hut-circles (OS A & B) are situated on a terrace above the Burn of Houstry and W of the public road that runs from N to S up the valley past Minera (ND13SE 111.00).
A, the western hut-circle (ND 1544 3350), is situated on the very edge of the terrace and measures about 8.5m in diameter within a wall 0.2m in height and spread 1.5m in thickness. The entrance is on the SSE and there are several stones are visible along the line of the wall, one at the entrance measuring 0.3m in length.
B, the eastern hut-circle (ND 1547 3351), lies at the back of the terrace 30m upslope of A. It measures 9.7m in diameter within a wall 0.4m in height and spread 2m in thickness; considerably more stone is visible along the line of the wall than in the case of hut-circle A. The position of the entrance is not clear, but it may have been on the N. The central area of the interior is slightly dished.
Several small cairns were noted on this part of the terrace, along with a length of bank 70m to the NW of the hut-circles, which traverses down the steep slope towards the Burn.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE, IP) August 1997

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Jun 1 2016 2:25PM

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