Allt Meadhonach, Eriboll
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Allt Meadhonach, Eriboll
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 4931
Site Number NC45NW 3
NGR NC 4202 5543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC45NW 3 4202 5543.
(NC 4202 5540) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6"map, (1961)
Hut Circle, Eriboll: About 1 mile SW of Eireboll farm and 150 yds W of the road is a hut circle of the ordinary type.
RCAHMS 1911.
This well-defined hut circle is situated in a prominent position on top of a low spur. It measures 9.0m E-W by 8.0m within a wall generally constructed of large stones and slabs with occasional facing stones visible. The wall is spread to 2.0m wide and 0.5m high. The position of the entrance, although not certain, appears to have been in the E.
There is no trace of contemporary cultivation in the vicinity; the ground is blanketed by peat.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (A C) 3 June 1959 and (J B) 9 October 1978.
