Monument record MHG57350 - Hut circle - Achiltibuie

A hut circle near Achiltibuie.

202956 908732 Achiltibuie Post Office 2B CMM002B: The hut circle was visited by A Welti and C MacNeilage 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. CMM002B is one of a cluster of 12 circular stone structures situated near to Alt Bad a Chotair on slopes to the East of the Achiltibuie Post Office. There may be associations between some or all of these structures. The terrain consists of well grazed rough heather/ grassland with marshy areas. CMM002B is 30m from the Alt Bad a Chotair and 900m from the sea. All the structures have panoramic views both inland and to the sea. All the 12 circular stone structures are around 2000m north of the broch at Achlochan. CMM002B consists of a circular platform with a measurable diameter of 8m on the NE side, no other measurements were taken and the site needs to be revisited for measured sketch and photographs. A turf wall runs west of the HC in a north/south direction and there is a later stone wall to the west. Field systems both ancient and more recent are visible, and there is a burnt mound close to this HC. CMM002B is 20m distant from CMM002. <1> <2>

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NGR adjusted to position as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <3>