MHG64021 - Hut circle - Cragganvallie ('C')
Summary
A hut circle at Cragganvallie. Originally recorded by the OS as hut circle 'C'.
Type and Period (1)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A hut circle at Cragganvallie. Originally recorded by the OS as hut circle 'C'. See MHG3304 and MHG64020 for hut circles 'A' and 'B'.
('A' NH 5318 3746) ) Hut Circles (NR) ('B' NH 5322 3747) ) ('C' NH 5333 3755) Hut Circle (NR)
Visited by OS (R L) 28 August 1969
A settlement of three stone-walled huts, 'A' and 'B' situated in an exposed position on the SW shoulder of a rocky ridge and 'C' in a sheltered position at the E base of the ridge.(Visited by OS (N K B)
10 December 1964)
Hut 'A', well preserved, is oval measuring overall 13.2m E to W by 12.0m transversely. The outer wall face is well defined, the inner face can only be seen in the NW. The wall varies from c. 1.5m thick at the rear to c. 2.3m at the 'clubbed' entrance in the W which is flanked on the N by a line of three stones only one earthfast, in the S by one stone indicating a splay from c. 1.4m inside to c. 3.0m outside.
'B' is circular with occasional outer facing stones evident giving an overall diameter of 13.5m with the wall varying from c. 1.5m at the rear to c. 2.5m at the mutilated 'clubbed' entrance in the ESE. Built against the interior of the S arc is a later, small rectangular structure.
'C' is oval, oriented NNW to ESE, with occasional outer facing stones evident giving overall measurements 12.2m by 11.5m. The wall is spread to c. 1.5m at the rear widening to c. 2.5m at the 'clubbed' entrance in the ESE, whose S side indicates that it is splayed. The N side is overlaid by a ruined wall which continues to overlie the N arc of the hut. This wall is one of a complex of later ruined walls in the area. Centred at NH 533 376 are about six stone clearance heaps, possibly from contemporary cultivation plots.
Visited by OS (R D) 28 August 1964
The site is visible on vertical aerial photographs taken in 2002/2005 (part of the 'Millennium Map' series) and 2009. <1> <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5333 3755 (21m by 21m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH53NW |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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