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Field Visit
Date 21 January 1977
Event ID 651206
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/651206
NC82SE 18 860 244
(NC 860 244) Three unannotated circular features shown. Situated on the fringe of the depopulated township of Askaig is a settlement of three hut circles ('A'-'C'). The huts show signs of probable re-use of some type by the inhabitants of Askaig.
'A' set into a NE-facing slope measures 10.5m SSE-NNW by 9.5m within a wall which appears to have been 2.0m wide from the evidence of a few visible facing stones. The wall is 1.1m high internally on the W side, a gap in the N is the result of mutilation. The entrance in the SSE is unusually wide at 5.2m possibly the result of robbing, to construct a short stretch of walling extending from the east side of the entrance. This wall is more likely to be contemporary with the township than the hut.
'B' set into the slope is 8.7m in diameter within a turf-covered wall about 1.3m thick. The entrance is in the E. Two stretches of walling springing from the hut are contemporary with the township.
'C' is a probable hut circle giving a slight impression of having been levelled. It is defined by a circular band of rubble 1.4m wide and 0.2m high; internally it is 10.0m in diameter. A short stretch of outer face is visible along the E arc with four stones prominent. No entrance is evident.
No evidence of contemporary cultivation was seen; the ground surrounding the huts is of a smooth, stone free nature, some of it over-laid by later cultivation.
Revised at 1/10,000
Visited by OS (J B) 21 January 1977
