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MHG7451 - Hut circle 'A' - Innis A'Chrotha

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'A' measures 7.5m in diameter between wall centres.

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In the area centred on NG 971 214 there is a settlement of 3 hut circles (A-C).
'A' measures 7.5m in diameter between wall centres. Entrance in the W.
'B' is a circular platform 9.5m in diameter with traces of walling round the edge. The E half is occupied by a later building 4.5m x 2.5m. Entrance not evident.
'C' is 5.7m in diameter within a wall 1.1m thick. Entrance in the W. Immediately on the N side of the entrance built against the outer face is what appears to be an annexe 2.5m in diameter. About thirty metres in front of the hut circle is a ruinous wall of uncertain period. Otherwise there are no traces of contemporary cultivation in the area. Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 18 June 1974.

Minor threat from bracken and deep heather. <1>

Old SMR annotated maps <2>

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Grid reference	Centred NG 9709 2156 (26m by 27m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG92SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	GLENSHIEL

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