Monument record MHG53714 - Structures, Rientraid
Summary
Conjoined structures of unknown date and usage.
Location
| Grid reference | NC 1998 3287 (point) (GPS derived) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC13SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Visited by the Assynt's Hidden Lives project in December 2009. Conjoined structures. To the W 5m by 3m internally, rectangular but with rounded corners and doorway in w end of N wall and to the E an extension 4.5 by 2.8m with doorway in centre of N wall. Walls of stone and turf standing to between 1 & 1.5m with bracken growing over. No obvious signs of drains.
Dyke continues S/SSE crossing a tributary burn which comes in from SSW. Main burn flows from the E and turns right angle just S of structures. Another dyke runs E-W along N side of main burn below structures. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24882 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Cavers, G & Hudson, G. 05/2010. Assynt's Hidden Lives: An archaeological survey of the the parish. AOC Archaeology Group and Historic Assynt. 01/08/2010. Digital. 177, p.151.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 7 2010 11:05AM
