Monument record MHG3498 - Hut circle, Allt Mor, Essich

Summary

A well-preserved hut circle.

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6513 3875 (12m by 12m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH63NE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NH63NE 30 6511 3876.

At NH 6511 3876, on a rise, is a circular stone-walled hut measuring c. 11.0m in diameter between the centres of a wall spread to c. 3.0m all round. The entrance, in the E, is mutilated. No trace of associated cultivation.
Visited by OS (R L) 12 January 1970

Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (A A) 23 November 1971.

This site was visited by a member of HCAU staff in August 2009 and found to be as described. <1>

This site can be seen on an oblique aerial photograph taken by Jim Bone in 1997. <2>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Verbal Communication: Tilbury, S. Comment by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. 19/08/2009.
  • <1> Image/Photograph(s): Tilbury, S. 2009-11. Photographs by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. Colour. . Digital.
  • <2> Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Oblique: Bone, J. Aerial photographs of various sites submitted by Jim Bone. Colour. Yes. Digital. 97/4/8.
  • <2> Image/Photograph(s): Tilbury, S. 2009-11. Photographs by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. Colour. . Digital. 19/08/2009.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2011 3:20PM

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