MHG4379 - Hut circle - Culligran
Summary
Sparse stone walls up to 0.5m.
Type and Period (2)
- LYNCHET (Undated)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH34SE 4 3855 4176.
Situated W of the round houses described on NH34SE 3, at an altitude of c.185m OD, is a round house, c.12m in diameter between wall tops. The wall survives to a height of 0.4m to 0.5m and is spread to c.1m. The entrance, in the SE, is c.1.5m wide. There is a possible cultivation terrace nearby.
F Spencer-Nairn and G Harden 1989b.
A walkover survey was undertaken at Strathglass and Strathfarrar by Roland Spencer-Jones and Steve North of NoSAS between 2021 and 2024.
Site HC11. On a prominent flat platform, obscured by bracken, are sparse stone walls up to 0.5m. Probable entrance in south, 1m wide. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG502 Text/Publication/Article: Spencer-Nairn and Harden, F and G. 1989. 'Culligran Farm (Kilmorack parish), round houses and cultivation terraces', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.27. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 27. 27.
- <1> SHG29761 Collection/Catalogue/Gazetteer: Spencer-Jones, R.. 2021-24. More Sites in Strathglass & Strathfarrar. Yes. Digital. Site HC11.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3855 4170 (50m by 50m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH34SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/70760 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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