Monument record MHG53183 - Possible hut circle, Loch Croispol South

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Grid reference NC 3877 6785 (point) (Approximate)
Map sheet NC36NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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Possible subcircular feature, overlain by sheepfold 120 and only surviving as arc of bank- 5.8 m E/W x 12 m externally, with bank 1.7 m wide and up to 0.6 m high. Quite substantial, turfed over but some stone evident in fabric.
Could be hut circle, partly destroyed by sheepfold construction. See NMRS NC36NE 2.
On fairly level ground under thick turf and sparse bracken. E-facing over Loch Croispol.
Recommendations: Control bracken. <1><2>

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  • <1> Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 121.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lelong, O and MacGregor, G. 2003. Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness: Project 950. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). Digital. Site 121.

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2010 2:58PM

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