Dalnessie

Hut-Circle (possible) (NC 6244 1470) Field survey carried out in 2011 recorded an irregular heather topped stony banked enclosure with a diameter of 7m. There is no clear entrance. It lies 5m from the south-east side of the existing track and c.930 m SW of Dalnessie.

Feith Osdail, Settlement, hut circles and field system. The NMRS and HER record that, in 1976, at least twelve hut circles varying from 7m to 12m in diameter, a kerbed cairn about 3m in diameter and an open, stone-lined cist were identified in an extensive depopulated site which also contains both rectangular and hip-ended long-houses, field systems, clearance cairns and numerous other structures. (J E Kirby 1976). Later survey (Mercer 1980) recorded that above an area of 18/19th century depopulation (NC61SW 2), is a settlement of four hut circles (A-D), accompanied by a scatter of field clearance mounds. The huts were recorded as poorly preserved and heather-covered. Nothing of a prehistoric character other than the four hut circles was found during that survey. Mercer also recorded the turf-covered stone footings of at least eight buildings ranging from 5 m by 3 m to 14 m by 3 m, accompanied by the ruins of several individual enclosures. There are some traces of walls but overall no real signs of a comprehensive field system. A later sheepfold is also on the site. The site is a scheduled monument (4563).

Information from OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-141020 (G Mudie) 2012