Monument record MHG44170 - Druim A' Chala
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6690 2758 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH62NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
At NH 6695 2769 on the gentle S-facing slopes of Druim a' Chala is an oval stone-walled hut (? long-house), measuring c. 13.5m ESW-WNW by, at its widest in the W, c. 9m, and at its narrowest in the E, c. 6m, between the centres of a wall spread to c. 2.5m all round. No facing stones can be seen. The simple entrance in the ESE arc is c. 1.5m wide. In the vicinity of the hut are a number of cultivation plots marked by stone clearance heaps, lynchets, and ruined field walls. One, on the N side of the hut, measures c. 35.0m by c. 25.0m.
Centred c. 300m S and separated by broken ground is another area of clearance heaps, possibly associated.
Visited by OS (N K B) 25 March 1970.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (A A) 30 November 1971.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2676 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1994. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Upper Strathnairn, Inverness: an archaeological survey: summary report. .
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
May 20 2016 2:18PM
