Monument record MHG12372 - Hut circle, Cnoc Na Gamhna
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6879 3706 (199m by 97m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC63NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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This number retained for westerly hut circle with corrected GR from OS mappng, other recorded separately - HAW 3/2004
NC63NE 49 687 370.
(A: NC 6876 3707 B: NC 6884 3706) Enclosures (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)
There are two circular enclosures discovered during fieldwork on the west-facing slopes of Cnoc na Gamhna.
Visited by OS (E G C) 8 May 1961.
These are two hut circles (A and B) in clearings in re-afforestation. The huts, heather-covered, appear of a similar type.
'A' is 12m diameter inside a wall spread to 2.5m broad and standing, in the E quarter to 0.8m high. One or two lining slabs are evident in the W side of an entrance from the SSW.
'B' is 9m diameter within a reduced wall spread to 2m broad, and has an entrance from the SSW.
Visited by OS (J M) 29 March 1977.
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2016 11:38AM
