MHG10139 - Hut circle - Caen Hill ('A')
Summary
A hut circle on Caen Hill.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle on Caen Hill. Originally recorded by the OS as hut circle 'A'. See MHG63858 for hut circle 'B'.
A: ND 0211 1773: B: ND 0207 1779.
On a gently shelving terrace in a steep SW-facing slope are two heather and bracken-covered hut circles levelled into the slope. The huts are broadly similar in size and construction, measuring 9.5m (A) and 11.5m (B) internal diameter within a tumbled stone wall spread to 2.5m thick. Part of the inner wall face of slabs on edge is visible in hut A. The NW quarter of hut B is disturbed. The entrance in each case is in the SSE arc. About six stone clearance heaps occur on the terrace close by the huts, but no plots are discernible.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 21 October 1976.
The site is very clear in SEPA LiDAR. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0211 1774 (26m by 26m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND01NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7461 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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