Monument record MHG12084 - Possible Hut Circle, Twinners
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5847 0498 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Full Description
NC50SE 32 5848 0498.
At NC 5848 0498 is a cairn. Visited by OS (A A) 8 June 1971.
This turf-covered round cairn is situated on a spur sloping steeply to the west. It is 13.0m in diameter and survives to a height of 0.8m, the greater part of the centre and NE segment having been quarried for stones.
Surveyed at 1:2500 and 1:10 000. Visited by OS (J M) 4 August 1976.
'A survey of a (re-classified) bronze age hut circle was carried out in advance of road realignment. The building was turf covered with a max height of 1m, diameter of 12m and a possible entrance on E side'.
D Reed and D Ross 1986.
The remains of this antiquity have been destroyed.
Information from OS 17 August 1989.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1020 Text/Publication/Article: Reed and Ross, D and D. 1986. 'Lairg (Lairg p) bronze age hut circle', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.18. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 18. 18.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
