MHG10840 - Scottarie
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Full Description
Centred: NC 809 088 Two oval hut circles ('A' and 'B') and a contemporary field system. Both huts have been built onto a NW-facing slope and measure 11.5m E-W by 10.5m and 11.0m E-W by 9.5m between wall centres. The entrances are in the E.
A field system of clearance heaps and occasional lynchets extend between and above the two huts.
Surveyed at 1/10,560.
Visited by OS (J B) 27 October 1975.
Hut circle with low walls composed of turf without stones visible. Possible doorway in NE. Internal diameter 6m, external diameter 12m downslope, but it is oval in plan, being 14m across in a SW-NE contour-parallel orientation. Ocassional clearance cairns on hillside below.
Information supplied by Dr N Lindsay, 18/02/01.
See Report 929.
J Aitken : 20/08/02
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8092 0882 (463m by 320m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC80NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6511 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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