MHG12556 - Hut circle - Loch Modsarie
Summary
A hut circle near Loch Modsarie.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle near Loch Modsarie. See MHG66011 for the field system.
At NC 6460 6103, on a dry knoll within a minor field system, is a heather covered hut circle, measuring 10.5m west north west - east south east by 9.1m within a wall 1.5m wide and surviving to 0.5m maximum height. Intermittent inner facing slabs and one or two outers are exposed. The entrance, unusually, is on the shorter axis in the south south west arc, flanked on the east side by a side slab 1.0m long. The minor field system comprises scattered clearance heaps, most of which occur in a natural hollow, now marshy and overgrown with peat.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 28 August 1978.
The site is visible in vertical aerial photography. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
- <2> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020.
- <3> SHG29455 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2023. Getmapping aerial photography 2023. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6460 6102 (21m by 21m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/5801 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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