Monument record MHG1502 - Hut Circle, The Wag
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0233 2508 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND02NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
About 100 yds below the road from Langwell to Wag and just opposite the seventh milestone, is a turf enclosure occupying the summit of a small elevation. It is slightly pear-shaped, with an interior diameter of 26 by 28ft. The entrance is from the S and is some 3ft in width. The enclosing bank, which is faced with stone, is some 7 to 8ft thick. The level of the interior is slightly below that of the surrounding ground. Some 30ft to the E are the indefinite remains of another, slightly smaller, hut circle, entered from the S.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910
ND 0231 2507 and ND 0233 2507. Two heather-covered hut circles, as described by the RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (W D J) 10 June 1960.
(ND 0231 2507 and ND 0233 2507) Hut Circles (NR)
OS 6" map, (1963)
Two hut circles generally as described by the RCAHMS (1911). They are heather-covered, and measure respectively 8.0m in diameter within a wall spread to 2.5m and 0.4m high, and 6.0m in diameter within a wall 2m wide and 0.2m high. The area around the huts is smooth and stone-free suggesting associated cultivation, but there are no stone clearance heaps or lynchets.
Visited by OS (N K B) 26 October 1982.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 63, No. 230.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
