Monument record MHG57212 - Hut circle - Sgurr Onrachdain D (Hinnesdal Bridge 2)

NG35NE 16 391 565.

(NG 3919 5657) Hut Circles (NR) (3 shown)
OS 6"map, (1968)

Centred at NG 391 565 is a settlement of seven stone- walled huts (A to G). Three of the huts 'A, 'B' and 'C' were found and described by OS (A C) 6 May 1961.
Huts 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E' and 'G' are circular and the measurements of these huts are given between wall centres.
'D', set into a W-facing slope, measures c. 10.5m in diameter with the wall spread to c.2.5m all round. One or two inner and outer wall facing stones in the N give a wall thickness here of 1.3m. The 'simple' entrance in the W is flanked on the S side by two earth-fast stones, the N side is ill-defined. To the S of the entrance are one or two outer wall facing stones. There are no definite traces of contemporary cultivation the surrounding area being occupied by cultivation associated with depopulated steadings.
Visited by OS (R L) 21 September 1971.

For main A see MHG3164
For add A see MHG57209
For B see MHG57210
For C see MHG57211
For E see MHG57213
For F see MHG57214
For G see MHG57215

139162 856496 Hinnesdal Bridge 2 (Sgurr Onrachdain) EB202: The hut circle D was visited by A Welti and B Blackburn in 2010 as part of research for a dissertation on hut circles in Wester Ross. This was part of a degree course overseen by Aberdeen University. HER has a good detailed description of 7 HCs as they were in 1971.This survey found 9 and they are here recorded separately. This HC is visible as a circular turf covered bank. It is adjacent to turf covered enclosure walls of turf and stone (See sketch). Average internal diameter is 8.7m, external diameter is 12.85m. Double skinned walls are 1.6m thick, max height 0.3m. Entrance orientation is SW, entrance widthe internally is 1.2m, externally 2.2m, entrance passage length is 2.2m indicating extended terminals. In the cluster EB201 (see MHG57213) and 202 are 20m apart. EB203 (see MHG3164) and 204 (MHG57209) are adjoining. EB208 (see MHG57211) and 209 are 25m apart, EB208 and 206 (see MHG57210) are 5m apart, EB205 (see MHG57214) is slightly further from the rest of the cluster. A broch is sited around 500m to N of the cluster. <1> <2>

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