Monument record MHG12564 - Cnoc an Ruidhean Chruaidh

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 7680 0739 (495m by 385m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC70NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ROGART

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Full Description

NC70NE 13 765 074.

(Centred NC 765 074) Settlement & Field System (NR) (6 Huts shown) OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)

A settlement of six huts ('A' to 'F') within a contemporary field system (defined as mounds by RCAHMS 1911) marked by numerous field clearance heaps, especially dense on the SE spur, occasional lynchets and ruinous field walls. All huts are oval and measurements are given between wall centers :
'A' is 13.5m NW-SE by 11.5m with a wall spread to 4.4m widening towards the SE entrance. The outer face is visible to the E of the entrance (OS {WDJ}).
'B' is 12.0m NW-SE by 10.8m with the wall spread to 3.2m The entrance is in the SE. A low bank extends southwards from the hut (OS {WDJ}).
'C' (RCAHMS 1911) is 14.0m N-S by 13.0m set into a N-facing slope. The S entrance appears to have a deep splay on its E side, though this may be the result of later mutilation.
'D' measures 15m E-W by 12.5m with an entrance in the SSW. In the interior, a setting of stones of which the NW half survives measures 5.7m in diameter.
'E' measures 13.2m N-S 12.0m with an entrance in the S.
'F' measures 12.4m NW-SE by 8.8m with a bank spread to 4.0m in places. The interior of the hut is divided almost midway giving the effect of an inner circle 5.0m internal diameter, approached by a passage 6.0m long by 2.7m wide (OS {WDJ}).
Revised at 1/10,000.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (WDJ) 18 April 1964 and (JB) 5 August 1975.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- 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. . 171-2, No. 496.

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Record last edited

Jul 8 2016 10:20AM

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