MHG64322 - Hut circle - Cnoc A Bhreac- Achaidh ('B')
Summary
A hut circle at Cnoc A Bhreac- Achaidh.
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 Cnoc A Bhreac- Achaidh. Recorded by the OS as hut circle 'B'. See MHG12521 for hut circle 'A'.
(A: NC 6740 3540) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)
A hut circle (A) was found during fieldwork.
Visited by OS (E G C) 7 May 1961.
There are two hut circles (A and B), the second newly recognised at NC 6742 3531, situated in open level moorland.
Hut 'A' is unusually well-preserved, measuring 7.4m in diameter within a wall 0.4m high, and 1.3m wide, broadening to 2.3m at both sides of a clubbed entrance in the southeast arc, the entrance being 0.8m wide. The wall construction of boulder facing with a core of small rubble stones is clearly exposed. In the centre of the hut is a low pile of stones, about 3.0m in diameter and 0.2m high. The presence of this mound and the good state of preservation of the wall may indicate later re-use. Some 25.0m east of the hut are the footings of a shieling, 4.5m by 2.0m.
B, reduced and peat-silted, is 12.0m NW-SE by 11.0m within a wall spread to 1.5m to 2.0m broad. The entrance is in the south-east arc.
There are about six stone clearance heaps near the huts, and a similar number of mounds of the same type 150.0m to the east, but no plots are discernible.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 17 March 1977.
The site is visible in vertical aerial photographs taken between 2004 ('Millennium Map' series) and 2020. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009.
- <3> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6742 3532 (23m by 24m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC63NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5545 (View HES Canmore record for this site)
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