Monument record MHG9723 - Heathmount Rhu
Summary
No summary available.
Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 8293 6833 (438m by 429m) (Buffered by site type) |
---|---|
Map sheet | NC86NW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Old County | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | FARR |
Map
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
NC86NW 18 c. 828 683.
NC 8282 6832. A longhouse, 17m by 4m, defined by grass banks with stone protruding. A fieldwall 30m long and 5 courses high is associated and two cairns 1m in diameter and 0.5m high lie to the NE. A larger cairn (NC86NW 7) lies to the SE of the longhouse.
NC 8275 6825. A grass-covered cairn, 3m NW-SE by 1m and 0.5m high, with stone protruding.
NC 8290 6826. A rectangular stone structure 3m E-W by 2m across and at least two courses high. A wall runs to the S for about 30m.
NC 8301 6832. A longhouse, 35m N-S by 5.5m across, with walls standing 0.25m to 2m high and the gables to 4m high. There is an enclosure nearby and a stone at the S end is engraved 'HR 1872'.
NC 8296 6818. A longhouse, 20m long N-S with a middle gable standing about 3m high though walls are generally 1.5m high. A retaining wall to the E is three to five courses high.
R J Mercer 1981.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2511 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 125, Nos. 182-6.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9723 (Monument) (MHG44916)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9723 (Monument) (MHG44917)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9723 (Monument) (MHG44918)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9723 (Monument) (MHG44919)
- Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG9723 (Monument) (MHG44920)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 4 2016 9:46AM