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MHG733 - Hut Circles, Creagan Liath

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At NC 9902 6404, NC 9904 6405 and NC 9905 6403 there are three hut circles measuring respectively 12m, 9m and 7m in diameter. The largest is visible as a grass-covered earth and stone bank 1.2m high and has an entrance in NE. The second is a 0.4m high earth and stone bank with an entrance in E, while the smallest is only visible as a grass-covered bank 0.3m high with an entrance in the NE. Old fields and clearance heaps lie to the SW.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 27 November 1964.

(A: NC 9902 6404 B: NC 9904 6405 C: NC 9905 6403) Enclosures (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)

Three hut circles (A-C). The huts are turf-covered, and have entrances in the NE, the line of the main axis where applicable.
'A' measures 11m in diameter within a wall spread from 2.5-3.5m up to 0.7m high.
'B' measures 11 by 10m overall. The wall in SW half is obscure; elsewhere it is mainly distinguished in individual large blocks.
'C' measures approximately 6m in diameter within a wall spread from 1.5 to 2m and, at most, 0.2m high.
The huts are in an area of pasture. There are no signs of associated land-use.
Revised at 1:10560. Visited by OS (J M) 11 August 1981.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 9900 6400 (100m by 100m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC96SE
Civil Parish	REAY
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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