Monument record MHG41400 - Hut circles, Allt nan Tarbh
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 8292 1246 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NC81SW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Old County | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
There are two stone-walled huts ('A' and 'B') and a minor field system situated in undulating moorland.
'A' NC 8290 1242 On summit of a knoll, 5.5m internal diameter within a wall obscured by peat build-up spread to 1.5m broad. The position of the entrance is uncertain.
'B' NC 82941250 Comprising a hut similar in appearance to 'A' placed concentrically within an earlier hut each sharing a common entrance in SSE. The inner hut is circular 7m internal diameter within a wall of bare stones 0.3m high and spread to 1.5m broad. Some inner facing stones and an entrance portal slab are discernible. The outer hut, partially overlaid by the inner, is oval measuring internally 11m NNW-SSE by 10m within a peat-obscured wall 0.5m high and spread to 2.5m broad.
In the vicinity of huts are scattered areas of cleared ground confined to dry rises. Three or four clearance heaps are visible.
Surveyed at 1:10,560. Visited by OS (J B) 5 January 1976.
Reviewed during walkover survey; much as described. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24796 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C. 11/2009. Bull Burn Plantation, Gordonbush, Strathbora: Pre-felling archaeological durvey. 31/06/2010. Digital. Site 7.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Jul 23 2010 2:20PM