Monument record MHG34393 - ALLT NA BEINNE

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User: Admin, Date: Wed 13 Oct 2004
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NH70SW 11 7065 0160

Three hut-circles are ranged in a rough line from N to S along the W bank of the Allt na Beinne. The S hut-circle (KING95 404, NH 7065 0160) is situated at the back of a terrace and measures 8.2m in diameter within a stony bank spread to 1.5m in thickness and 0.3m in height. A dip in the line of the bank on the SSE may indicate the position of the entrance. Four small cairns, measuring up to 4m in diameter and 0.3m in height are scattered across the terrace to the S and NW of the hut-circle. Two further small cairns lie along the terrace to the SW of the hut-circle (NH 7049 0143, 7056 0148), within patches of smooth ground.
The central hut-circle (KING95 403, NH 7063 0171) is situated on the leading edge of a terrace in a commanding position with extensive views over the River Spey. It measures 11.2m from N to S by 10m transversely within a stony bank spread to 1.6m in thickness and 0.3m in height. The terminals of the bank thicken, and possibly turn out slightly, at the entrance, which is on the S. A shallow, circular hollow, measuring about 2m in diameter lies just outside, and to the W, of the entrance.
The N hut-circle (KING95 499, NH 7064 0176) is levelled into the back of a boggy terrace and measures 10.5m from N to S by 8.5m transversely within a stony bank spread to 1.8m in thickness and 0.3m in height. The SE arc of the bank has been reduced and may have contained the entrance. A stone-faced gap in the bank on the S opens into a subrectangular depression measuring 6m from NE to SW by 1.6m transversely, which may have been a souterrain. Five earthfast stones line the NW side of the depression with one along the SE.
(KING95 403-4, 499)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 11 October and 22 November 1995