Monument record MHG4078 - Lonfearn
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5172 6222 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG56SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
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Full Description
NG56SW 6 5172 6223.
Some 30 yards from the right bank of Lonfearn Burn, and about 250 yards NE of the bridge which crosses it about 1/4 mile S of Culnaknock, is a hut circle measuring 12' in diameter within a 3' wide stone wall, 6" - 1'6" high.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 1915.
NG 5172 6223. Hut circle as described by RCAHMS, in poor condition. It is situated within an area of lazy-beds which avoid it.
Visited by OS (A C) 1 May 1961.
(NG 5172 6223) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 25"map, (1966)
The foundation of a sub-circular structure consisting of a boulder-faced wall 0.9m thick and measuring c. 5.5m in diameter overall. It is not a hut circle and is probably contemporary with depop. structures to the N. Visited by OS (A A) 4 November 1971.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 175, No. 554.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
