Monument record MHG7259 - Clunas Reservoir
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8577 4557 (391m by 246m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NH84NE 12 857 454.
Field clearance.
Visible on RAF APs F21/58/RAF/1116: 0067-9 - flown 8 5 1953.
Centred at NH 857 455 is a settlement of three hut circles (A-C) and an ill-defined contemporary field system.
Hut "A" circular and measures c12.5m diameter between centres of a wall greatly obscured by peat. The ill-defined entrance is in ESE.
Huts "B" and "C" are contiguous. Each is oval and measures c.12.5m by c10m between centres of a wall spread to c.3m. The long axis in "B" is W-E with the simple entrance in E. The long axis in "C" is NW- SE with the ill-defined entrance in SE.
The field system is comprised of stone clearance heaps greatly obscured by peat and heather and no details of cultivation plots could be ascertained. There are traces of field walls in the W.
Surveyed at 1/10 000. Visited by OS (A A) 11 November 1971.
None of the hut circles could be located.
RCAHMS 1978, visited April 1978.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 12, No. 60.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 25 2016 10:45AM
