Monument record MHG31879 - Grouse butt - Cnoc a' Ghrianain
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8357 1204 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC81SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Full Description
Grouse Butt.
Only a 0.4m outer thickness of the peat turf walls, surviving to 0.1m high, remain on this disused and severely degraded, 4m diameter grouse butt. It resembles a volcanic caldera, as the erosion of the peat walls has occurred from the inside, leaving a soft, bare peat ring where the former inner area of wall once was. The central area is mossy and grass-covered and the former entrance opens to 294 degrees. A single stone is visible in the wall construction marking the S entrance post. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG21948 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay N. 2003. Report on Walk-Over Archaeological Survey: Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush, Sutherland. Unaffiliated. 03/03/2003. Paper (Copy). p.27, Feature 092.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 20 2014 11:30AM
