Archaeology Notes

Event ID 653655

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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ND06SW 35 centred 008 632.

Centred at ND 008 632, on a N-facing hillslope are two turf and heather-covered hut circles (A and B) and an associated field system. 'A', at ND 0084 6322, measures about 10.0m in diameter within a wall spread to 2.0m and 0.5m high. The simple entrance is in the E. The interior is uneven.

'B', at ND 0084 6321, measures 4.5m in diameter with a wall spread from 1.0 to 2.0m and 0.4m high. There is a deposit of stones probably a clearance heap, against the W wall of the hut. The entrance is in the E. Surrounding the huts over approximately 2 ha is a field system of clearance heaps, generally 15 to 25m apart, and traces of curvilinear walling. No certain plots are evident.

Surveyed at 1:10,000.

Visited by OS (J B) 7 October 1981.