Monument record MHG12575 - Cnoc an T-Socaich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7753 0957 (13m by 12m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
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Full Description
NC70NE 23 7753 0957.
NC 7753 0957. A solitary well-preserved hut with no associated field system visible. It measures 6.7m internal diameter with a wall thickness of 1.6m. The inner face of stones on edge is almost complete, the outer face is visible in places. The entrance is in E.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (NKB) 21 November 1975.
Recorded during walkover survey in September 2009. Centre of 7m internal diameter, hut circle, set on long grass and heather-covered undulating ground at the edge of an old river terrace and below a steep moraine ridge to the E. Its double-skinned stone walls are up to 2m thick and stand only a single course high at 0.5m high. There is a possible 1m wide entrance to 097 degrees. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24933 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay, N. 09/2009. Dalreavoch-Sciberscross, Strath Brora, Sutherland: A Report on an Archaeological Walk-Over Survey. Unaffiliated. Digital. Feature 60.
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2010 1:23PM
