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MHG10037 - Hut circle - Uaigh Bheag

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A hut circle at Uaigh Bheag, Glen Loth.

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A hut circle at Uaigh Bheag, Glen Loth.

NC91SW 29 9414 1437.
A poorly preserved, circular stone-walled hut circle levelled into the top of a low rise, was discovered during field investigation. It is about 10m diameter inside a turf-covered wall spread to 2.5m; in the west arc a large slab protruding through the rubble may be an outer facing stone in situ which would indicate a wall thickness of 1.6m at this point. There is no entrance visible.
The hut is situated in an area of 18th/19th century abandoned settlement and almost adjacent to it in the south are the ruins of a domestic dwelling of this date; the interior of the hut appears to have been cultivated, most probably during this period. There are no traces of an associated field system.
Surveyed at 1:10,560. Visited by OS (J M) 2 March 1976.

The site is visible in vertical aerial photography. <1> <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 9413 1437 (26m by 25m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC91SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	LOTH

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