Monument record MHG14557 - Hut circles, Dun Alascaig

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Grid reference Centred NH 6651 8729 (522m by 107m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH68NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish EDDERTON

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Group of six hut circles with associated clearance cairns located in woodland on N-facing slope overlooking the Dornoch Firth.
Sponsor: Tain Archaeology Group.
Tain Archaeology Group 1994.

(1) NH 663 873; (2) NH 665 873; (3) NH 667 873 Group of three hut circles located on N-facing slope within scrub woodland. Maximum diameters: (1) 11.4m; (2) 11.2m; (3) 11.2m.
Tain Archaeology Group 1995.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: TAG. 1995. 'Coille Mhor (Edderton parish), hut circles', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1995, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Tain Archaeology Group. 1994. 'Dun Alascaig (Edderton parish): hut circles and clearance cairns', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.39. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 39. 39.

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May 27 2016 11:09AM

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