MHG3380 - Hut circle - Blairmore
Summary
An oval stone-walled hut measuring c.13.0m.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
At NH 5071 3581, on a rounded hill-top, is an oval stone-walled hut (described by Wallace (T Wallace 1886)), measuring c.13.0m from WNW to ESE by c.11.5m transversely between wall centres. The wall is spread to c.3.0m at the rear splaying to c.4.5m at the "clubbed" entrance in the ESE. The NE arc is mutilated. Outside the entrance is part of a saddle quern, described by Wallace as a "rubbing" stone. There are several stone clearance heaps in the vicinity of the hut but rig and furrow cultivation, the furrows stopping short of or going round the heaps, has destroyed details of cultivation plots.
Surveyed at 1/10 000.
Visited by OS (R L) 10 Feburary 1970
This hut-circle and field-system, covering about 1.1 hectares, were visited during a pre-afforestation survey by J Wordsworth. The cultivation seems to follow a small terrace and the boundary of the rig is possibly marked by a dyke. The saddle quern could not be seen. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1192 Text/Publication/Article: Wallace, T. 1886. Notes on ancient remains in the Beauly Valley, Inverness-shire. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 20. 340-55. 349, 352.
- <1> SHG21199 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 1995. An Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Plantation at Blairmore and Cudrish, Glencovinth. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 15/12/1995. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 3. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5071 3581 (25m by 26m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH53NW |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12598 (View HES Trove entry for this site)
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