MHG11059 - Hut circle - Beinn Rosail
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Full Description
NC74SW 1 7013 4128.
Enclosure (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
A hut circle or enclosure discovered during fieldwork, on NW facing slope.
Visited by OS (J L D) 11 May 1960.
This hut circle, is in a clearing on a re-afforested hillside. It occupies a slightly elevated stance and is 11m by 10.5m inside a wall 0.7m in max height, with estimated main width of 1.4m increasing to 2.5m in the sides of a clubbed entrance in SE which is, on the line of the longer axis and shows several largish stones in the exterior. The hut is otherwise completely heather covered.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 23 May 1977.
The site is now protected Collectively as a Scheduled Monument of National Importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act (1979) September 13 th 2005
DEH(23/01/06)
The site is visible in vertical aerial photography. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). 2004.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
- <3> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7013 4129 (29m by 28m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC74SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2515 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://trove.scot/place/6196 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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