Kinbrace Farm
Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Kinbrace Farm
Classification Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 6646
Site Number NC82NE 19
NGR NC 8704 2907
NGR Description NC 8704 2907 and NC 8706 2906
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
These are two stone-walled huts which have been mutilated by recent forestry ploughing and planting. No clearance heaps can be recognised.
Revised at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 1 February 1977
Field Visit (27 May 1961)
NC82NE 19 870 290.
('A': NC 8704 2907 'B': NC 8706 2906) Enclosures (NR)
OS 6" map, 1962.
The remains of two circular enclosures, accompanied by field clearance heaps, discovered during field investigation, on the lower west slopes of Kinbrace Hill. They consist of turf banks 12m in diameter with an average height of 0.6m and entrances in the SE. The floor of 'B' has been levelled out of the hillside. The field clearance heaps are especially numerous towards the NE.
Visited by OS (E G C) 27 May 1961
Field Visit (31 July 1991)
These hut-circles and small cairns were not located amidst dense afforestation.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 31 July 1991.
