Monument record MHG9316 - Allt Dail Bhaich
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 8949 2100 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NC82SE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Old County | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
('A': NC 8931 2094) Hut Circle (NR) ('B': NC 8959 2102) Hut Circle (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
Situated on a S-facing slope above the Allt Dail Bhaich there is a settlement of three hut circles, ('A'-'C') all entered from the SE. 'A' and 'B' were discovered during field survey (Information from OS field surveyor 4 May 1962).
'A' is clearly defined by a platform built-up and revetted on the SW side. It measures 9m in diameter within a heavily peat and heather-obscured wall. The wall has a general spread of 2m but widens to a spread of 4.5m at the 'clubbed' entrance in the SE.
'C' is similar to 'A' but not so distinct. It measures 8.5m in diameter within a wall spread to 2m widening to 3.5m at the entrance, which is probably of the 'clubbed' type.
'B' has been scooped slightly into the hillslope. It is 7m in diameter within a wall whose inner face is defined by an arc of near contiguous large slabs on edge in the E, and elsewhere by intermittent slabs. The wall appears to have been 1.4m to 1.6m wide. Except for a few clearance heaps, there is no trace of contemporary cultivation in the area.
Surveyed at 1:10 560. Visited by OS (J B) 7 March 1962
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM