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MHG12609 - Hut circle - Meall Loch Crocach

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NC65NW 13 6400 5900.

At NC 6400 5900, on the upper side of a gently sloping west facing shelf and below a rocky crag, is a dry stone footing, on plan sub rectangular with rounded corner. It measures 10.0m north-south by 5.0m within a wall, covered by peat and heather, averaging 1.2m in width and standing 0.2m high. No attempt has been made to level the site, but the wall on the lower west side has been revetted. A vague gap in the east side may be an entrance. The plan form tends to suggest a relatively modern date eg a large shieling, but the state of preservation and peat coverage gives the impression of an earlier structure and there are about half a dozen "IA type" clearance heaps in close proximity. Whether it was originally a roofed building or simply an enclosure cannot be judged. About 35.0m to the north, an arc of stone about 8.0m long may be the sole remains of a hut circle, but as no levelling of the site is apparent the stones are quite likely to be field clearance.
Surveyed at 1:10000.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 September 1978.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 6400 5900 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC65NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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