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Allt Gortan

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)

Site Name Allt Gortan

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 139799

Site Number NH70SW 4

NGR NH 7262 0183

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Kingussie And Insh
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Activities

Field Visit (24 October 1995)

A hut-circle, a burnt mound and three discrete groups of small cairns are situated on a heather-covered terrace near the source of the Allt Gortan. A coniferous plantation lies along the front edge of the terrace while the rocky slopes of Creag Mhor rise steeply from the rear of the terrace.

Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 24 October 1995

Field Visit (24 October 1995)

NH70SW 4.00 7260 0180

NH70SW 4.01 NH 7262 0182 Hut-circle; Small cairns (KING95 492)

NH70SW 4.02 NH 7251 0182 Burnt mound (KING95 491)

NH70SW 4.03 NH 7240 0180 Small cairns

A hut-circle, a burnt mound and three discrete groups of small cairns are situated on a heather-covered terrace near the source of the Allt Gortan. A coniferous plantation lies along the front edge of the terrace while the rocky slopes of Creag Mhor rise steeply from the rear of the terrace.

Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 24 October 1995

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