Monument record MHG2319 - Hut Circle, Lynegar

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 2333 5779 (49m by 62m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND25NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WATTEN
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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(A: ND 2334 5780; B: ND 2331 5777) Two wholly turf-covered hut circles in marginal farm-land on a gentle S-facing hillside. There are no indications of associated land use.
'A' is scooped into a slight change of slope and measures approximately 8.0m in diameter within scant traces of a wall. A slight depression in the SE arc indicates the position of the entrance.
'B' measures about 8.0m in diameter within a wall spread to 3.0m and 0.3m high. The entrance is in the SE.
Revised at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J M) 2 March 1982

Hut-circle. Internal diameter: 8m. Circular structure defined by turf banks 0.4m high, the interior scooped below the level of the surrounding ground. Possible entrance in the SE quadrant.
Hut-circle. External diameter: 13m. Circular structure defined by turf banks with an internal diameter of 7m. It has a scooped interior and a possible entrance in the SE sector.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

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Record last edited

Jun 1 2016 10:32AM

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