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Syre
Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Syre
Classification Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 5701
Site Number NC64SE 3
NGR NC 6891 4414
NGR Description NC 6891 4414, NC 6893 4411 and NC 6888 4404
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC64SE 3 6891 4414, 6893 4411 and 6888 4404
See also NC64SE 52.
('A' NC 6891 4414 and 'B' NC 6893 4411) Cairns (NR)
('C' NC 6888 4404) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map, 1961.
Found during field investigation are the apparent remains of a simple hut circle overlaid by what appears to be a small Kilphedir Type V circle. The earlier circle consists of an earth and stone bank, 0.3m high externally, and spread 2.2m, and measuring 15.5m across its longer axis N-S. The later hut circle measures internally 6.2m N-S by 5.3m, its earth and stone bank being 0.3m high and spread to 2.0m broad. Inner and outer revetting, 1.4m apart, can be seen on the S side. Two large erect stones set at right angles to each other occur on the SE outer edge, one being 1.0m long by 0.7m high and the other 0.7m by 0.6m by 0.7m high. In the interior, near a possible break in the E side of the bank is a small setting of stones 1.0m N-S by 0.8m E-W.
'B' is a small stony mound 8.0m in diameter and 0.5m high, situated on a slight fall in the ground. 'C' is a pile of stone with indications of kerb round its base. It is 6.7m in diameter and 0.7m high. These are possibly robbed cairns but the immediate area has been cleared and many clearance heaps occur.
Visited by OS (J L D) 31 May 1960.
H Fairhurst and D B Taylor 1974.
The two hut circles sharing a common entrance in the E are generally as described by the previous authorities. Although the strong construction of th entrance of the later hut resembles a Type V hut, its size and the general strength of the wall's construction are dissimilar to the example at Kilphedir. The interior stone setting is loose and therefore probably not structural. The two 'possible robbed cairns' mentioned above, are almost without doubt clearance heaps.
A minor field system of about three hectares lies approximately 200m to the NW of the hut circles. It comprises field clearance heaps, densest in the N where they are 10.0m to 30.0m apart; elsewhere they are widely scattered. Isolated heaps occur around the huts and to the SE.
Revised at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 11 October 1978.
