Pitarxie
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Pitarxie
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 5120
Site Number NC50SE 55
NGR NC 5728 0375
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50SE 55 5728 0375.
(NC 5728 0375) Hut Circle (NR) (site of)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A hut circle now ploughed out except for the SW segment of the 3ft ditch which surrounded it in 1873 when it stood 3ft high.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
There is no trace of a hut circle in the area indicated. 100.0m ENE are one or two stony mounds similar to the type usually associated with hut circle cultivation.
Visited by OS (J M) 11 August 1976.
