MHG4380 - Hut circle - Culligran (west)
Summary
Definite stone walls up to 0.7m high and orientated east-west.
Type and Period (2)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CULTIVATION REMAINS (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On the hill to the N of Culligran farm, at an altitude of c190m, are two round houses some 25m apart. That to the W, NH 387 417, is c10m in diameter from wall top to wall top. The wall of large boulders is spread to c2m and has a height of c0.4m to 0.6m. The entrance is in the SE and is c2m wide. The round house to the E, NH 3879 4181, is mutilated, but is c8m in diameter with wall spread to 1 to 1.5m and 0.4 to 0.6m in height. The entrance seems to be to the SE. There are probable cultivation terraces around these two sites, as well as an area of 'lazy beds' aligned SW-NE to the E.
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 HC09: Definite stone walls up to 0.7m high and orientated east-west on flat ground and on south facing slope. <1>
The feature is visible on SEPA LiDAR data. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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 HC09.
- <2> SHG29248 Dataset/Geospatial Data: Atkins & BLOM. 2011-12. LiDAR for Scotland Phase 1 - DSM. Atkins & Blom. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3874 4179 (48m by 48m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH34SE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/70759 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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