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Syre
Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Syre
Classification Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Gull Loch
Canmore ID 5700
Site Number NC64SE 29
NGR NC 68 43
NGR Description NC c. 68 43
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5700
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC64SE 29 c. 68 43.
Two similar circles about 20 yards apart and 10 yards in diameter, with openings towards the south, lie on the hillside above Syre and about half-a-mile from the house (at NC 6926 4389 - OS 6" map, Sutherlandshire, 1st ed., 1865).
J M Joass 1865.
These hut circles were not located during investigation.
Visited by OS (J L D) 11 May 1960.
No change to previous field report, but see NC64SE 17
Visited by OS (J B) 25 August 1978.
