Monument record MHG5332 - Allt Caillte
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7592 1726 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG71NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
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Full Description
NG71NE 1 7593 1726.
NG 7593 1726. 1000m SW of Port Aslaig on a sheltered shelf 100m E of Allt Caillte at a height of 450ft. OD. there is a well-preserved hut circle.
It measures 5.5m in internal diameter with walling 1.0m wide faced both inside and outside with large stones. The entrance is to the SE.
Visited by OS (A C) 14 June 1961.
A second circle was noted 25m to the south with an internal diameter of 4m within a 1m thick wall. A third circle measuring 3m internal diameter within a wall 1m thick lay on the lower of 3 cultivation terraces lying downslope and to SE of the above two hut circles.
Information from M Wildgoose to RCAHMS, February 1989.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1584 Text/Publication/Article: Miket and Wildgoose, R and M. 1989. 'Survey. Kinloch Forest', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.44-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44-8. 45.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
