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Allt A' Bhealaich
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)(Possible), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Allt A' Bhealaich
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)(Possible), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 5551
Site Number NC63NE 21
NGR NC 682 357
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5551
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC63NE 21 682 357.
(A: NC 6822 3570) Enclosure (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)
Two turf-banked enclosures (A and B) were discovered during field investigation. A is circular, and B,at NC 6818 3575, (detail shown but not named on OS 6") is U-shaped, open at the north end, and measures 11.0m N-S by 7.0m E-W and 0.2m high.
Visited by OS (E G C) 8 May 1961.
Of the two "enclosures" described above, 'A' is unquestionably a hut circle, situated on an elevated stance in a forestry clearing. It measures about 7.0m in diameter within a much-reduced wall about 1.0m estimated width. The only gap in the wall is one of 4.0m width in the NNW arc, which opens onto a circular platform at a slightly lower level. This platform is 5.0m in diameter with some large peripheral stone, and it may be a subsidiary hut circle. In the west angle between the two contiguous features is some stone disturbance but no structure can be identified.
The "U-shaped" enclosure has been ploughed and planted with trees and its form is unclear. Large stones exposed in the plough furrows suggest a circular feature about 12.0m in diameter, possibly a hut circle, but this effect may be fortuitous.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 20 May 1977.
