MHG3279 - Ceap Maol

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Type and Period (1)

HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 4538: Farraline, enclosure 780m NE of

Full Description

NH52SE 12 5715 2470

SSW of NH 52 SE 11, on the SW flank of the hill is an area of rough grassland that is densely packed with clearance cairns. Many of the cairns are at least 2m in diameter and over 1m in height. No associated hut circle was noted in the 100m square area.
G Gill and G Harden 1987.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG422 Text/Publication/Article: Gill and Harden, G and G. 1987. 'Ceap Moal (Dores parish) hut circle & field system {small cairns}', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1987, p.26-7. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 26-7. 27.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5714 2470 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH52SE
Civil Parish	DORES
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4538 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
https://canmore.org.uk/site/12557 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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