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MHG10212 - Alltan Dearg

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NC36NE 76 361 667.

Foundations of three oval huts, 7m by 3.5m, 6m by 4m and 4m by 3m lie on level ground on either side of a ravine. An enclosure, 9m in diameter, accompanied by run-rig and head dyke, lies on the shore.
T C Welsh 1972h.

Three sub-rectangular footings. The first, on a dry knoll immediately W of the ravine, is roughly L-shaped, measuring internally 5m NE-SW and 4m NW-SE; the interior is approximately 2m across. The second, 60m SW of the ravine, on a green knoll, is very obscure. It measures approximately 9m by 4m internally. The third, 135m SSE of the ravine, is 5m by 2m internally. All three footings tend to have rounded ends. Small areas of strip cultivation 3m to 5m apart lie on either side of the ravine. The enclosure lies at the foot of a steep gully at NC 3625 6676. It measures 7m by 5m internally.
Visited by OS (JB) 28 April 1980.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 3617 6671 (204m by 216m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC36NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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