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Allt Gortan
Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Allt Gortan
Classification Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 139801
Site Number NH70SW 4.01
NGR NH 7262 0182
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/139801
- Council Highland
- Parish Kingussie And Insh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Badenoch And Strathspey
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (24 October 1995)
NH70SW 4.01 7262 0182
This hut-circle, which is levelled into a terrace to the E of the Allt Gortan, measures 6.1m in diameter within a stony bank spread to 2m in thickness and 0.3m in height. The entrance is on the SSE and the eastern arc of the bank been reduced. At least ten small cairns, measuring up to 4m in diameter and 0.3m in height, are scattered across the ridge to the SW and W of the hut-circle. A further six small cairns are situated on the N side of the plantation within the deer fence along the leading edge of the terrace (NH 726 017).
(KING95 492)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 24 October 1995
