Monument record MHG11775 - Blackhill
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7687 9132 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NH79SE 9 7688 9132.
(NH 7688 9132) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6" map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1907)
A hut circle, excavated by Alan Rae for the Department of Education in December 1953. It consisted of a circular turf wall, 3' wide, 40' external diameter, enclosing a cobbled floor and a rectangular stone hearth set on a gravel platform. Supporting the roof had been four main posts, each with a subsidiary support: another post related to the hearth. The entrance, in the WNW, had two steps up and may have turned left along a 9' corridor between the wall and a screen based on stones. There were no signs of out- buildings. No dating evidence was found. (2) The hut circle was destroyed by road straightening after the excavation (Information contained in letter and plan from A Rae, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh to OS, 30 July 1965).
A Rae 1954.
No trace now exists.
Visited by OS (R L) 3 November 1969.
Newspaper Article in 'The Northern Times, dated 08/01/54.
Prehistoric "Circle" at Evelix.
See assoc. docs. File.
Information supplied by Dr. N Lindsay : 19/06/02.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG727 Text/Publication/Article: Rae, A. 1954. 'Evelix, near Dornoch', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1954, p.18. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 18. 18.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
