Print

MHG64779 - Hut circle - Allt Briste ('B')

Summary

A hut circle to the west of the Allt Briste.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

A hut circle to the west of the Allt Briste. It was originally recorded by the OS at hut circle 'B'. See MHG10140 for hut circle 'A' and MHG30616 for hut circle 'C'.

On a SE-facing slope in an area of rough pasture is a settlement of three stone-walled hut circles (A-C).
'A' and 'B' are severly reduced. The former set into the slope has been about 8.5m in diameter within a wall 2.2m wide in SE arc where both faces are visible; elsewhere wall is obscured by whin and spoil from the adjacent track. A gap in S arc indicates entrance. Only the W half of hut 'B' remains; it measured about 10m diameter within a wall spread to about 2.5m broad. No trace of entrance is visible. Hut 'C' is well preserved; it is 9.5m diameter within wall up to 1m high and spread to 2.5m. Occasional inner and outer faces are exposed, but later field clearance has been piled onto walls of hut.
There is no evidence of contemporary cultivation; the area has been cultivated in more recent times.
Surveyed at 1:10 560 and hut 'C' at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J B) 25 November 1976.

The site was visited by S Farrell during a walkover survey in 2002 in advance of a proposed foresty creation project. Site 3: Walkover over a wide area at this location revealed little or no trace of these hut cIrcles due to the site being heavily overgrown with bracken. Two small stretches of semi-circular wall were located …but there was no sign of them being part of a hut circle. <1>

The site is visible in SEPA LiDAR data. <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

Map

Location

Grid reference	Centred ND 0486 1720 (34m by 35m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND01NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	KILDONAN

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Investigations/Events (1)

External Links (1)