Monument record MHG716 - Hut Circle, Creagan Liath

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 9901 6389 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC96SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish REAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Full Description

The remains of an enclosure and three possible hut circles. The enclosure, which has a large gap in the N, measures 52m NW-SE by 40m E-W and is formed by a low turf bank 0.2m high. The three possible hut circles all lie on the N perimeter of the enclosure and are visible only as slight stone oval yards 0.2m high.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 27 November 1964; Visible on RAF APs 106G/Scot/UK 75: 4366-7 (1946)

(NC 9902 6389) Enclosure (NR) OS 25"map, (1966)

An enclosure, generally as described in previous field report. The alleged possible hut circles are inconclusive remains of three bothy-type structures. The situation is in rough pasture, and the enclosure is probably an early modern stock pen (see NC96SE 31).
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 17 September 1981.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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