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MHG3289 - Blairmore

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NH53NW 19 506 355.

Centred at NH 506 355 are two stone-walled huts (A & B) with field system.
Hut 'A' is mutilated and measures c.15.0m E to W by c.13.5m transversely between the centres of a wall spread to c.3.0m at the rear and splaying to c.4.5m at the 'clubbed' entrance in the E. The N arc is reduced.
'B', ill-defined, is set into a S-facing slope and is circular, measuring c.10.0m in diameter between the cen- tres of a wall of indefinite width. An earth-fast block is incorporated in the E arc. There is no evidence of an entrance.
The field system, marked by stone clearance heaps, occasional field walls and lynchets, is partly overlaid by rig and furrow cultivation which has destroyed details of plots.
Visited by OS (R L) 10 Feburary 1970

These hut-circles and field-system, which covers about 3.8 hectares, were visited during a pre-afforestation survey by J Wordsworth (NMRS MS 961/9, no.2). In addition to the sites noted above, a third hut-circle was located, terraced into the hillside close to hut-circle 'B'. Heather obscures the walls of the hut-circle although the entrance is visible on the SE. It was not measured but appears to be of similar size to hut-circle 'B'.
broad rig is visible on the W of the area and there are slight traces of an enclosure wall, following the contour, which is particularly evident on the W.
J Wordsworth 15 December 1995; NMRS MS 961/9, no.2

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5067 3555 (257m by 173m) (4 map features)
Map sheet	NH53NW
Civil Parish	KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

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