Monument record MHG734 - Hut circle, Borlum Rock
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9748 6347 (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
Renumbered from NC96NE0013E
JHooper, 5/10/2002
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NC96SE 18 9748 6347.
At NC 9748 6347 there are the remains of a hut circle, measuring 7.5m NE-SW by 5.0m E-W. About eight earthfast stones remain in the S segment, where a 1.5m wide entrance is visible; the N periphery exists only as a darker crop mark. To the N of this feature there are the possible remains of two shielings. A number of field clearance heaps lie adjacent.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 27 November 1964 and (J L D) 6 April 1961.
(NC 9748 6347) Hut Circle (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
The remains of a hut circle, as described by OS field surveyor (R D). Associated field clearance is denoted by a disturbed heap of stones, 11m NE of the hut, and by several slight stony mounds nearby. Some 35m NNE of the hut circle are the remains of a crude bothy-type structure.
Revised at 1:10560. Visited by OS (J M) 11 August 1981.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2038 Text/Publication/Volume: Cathy Dagg. 1998. Archaeological Survey of a Proposed WGS plantation at Sandside Estate, Caithness.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
