Field Visit

Date 1 March 2016

Event ID 1024411

Category Recording

Type Field Visit

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1024411

A walkover survey was undertaken, 1 March 2016, to define the edges of the scheduled settlement area (SM 5498) and identify any features on the margins of the area.

NH 58013 97690 Hut circle (Canmore: 12991. SMR: MHG32596) The hut circle is c9m across internally with walls c2m wide and c0.5m high. There is no visible entrance; however, the hut circle is covered with a thick layer of bracken which may mask the entrance. There are a number of deciduous trees growing in and around the structure.

NH 57994 97365 A clearance cairn measuring c4m across and c0.5m high.

NH 58438 97373 A cairn field consisting of three cairns, c5–6m across and c0.5m high, partially enclosed by a low (c0.25m high) intermittent stone wall.

NH 58295 97482 A small sub-rectangular structure measuring c6m NE/SW by c3m externally. There is an associated enclosure wall.

Archive: Inverness Archive Centre (intended). Report: Forestry Commission Scotland

Funder: Forestry Commission Scotland

Anne Coombs

(Source: DES, Volume 17)