Monument record MHG39895 - Site of Cairnfield, Brachayriach

Summary

Site of hut circle and comtemporary stone clearance cairns.

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Grid reference Centred NH 5140 3151 (300m by 300m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH53SW
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (A A) 7 December 1971

Set into a W-facing slope is a stone-walled hut visible as a circular platform c.9.0m in diameter bounded by a back scarp and a front build up with traces of walling round the rim. The entrance is not apparent.
On the slopes to the E of the hut are a few stone clearance heaps, probably from contemporary plots.
Visited by OS (R L) 26 Feburary 1970

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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