Allt Badleathan
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)(Possible), Shieling Hut (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Site Name Allt Badleathan
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)(Possible), Shieling Hut (Post Medieval)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Munsary
Canmore ID 69565
Site Number ND24NW 19
NGR ND 2060 4575
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69565
- Council Highland
- Parish Watten
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND24NW 19 2060 4575.
Some 130m NNW of Badleathan (ND24NW 16), on the S side of the Allt Badleathan, is an annular feature similar in form to ND24NW 18. This grass and heather covered slight annular bank has maximum dimensions of 8.8m diameter. The bank, spread to 2m, encloses a slightly sunken area some 4.6m in diameter. It is possible that this is a hut circle or shieling, but equally it could be a natural feature. Immediately to the NE, by the burn, was a flat grassy area in an area otherwise covered in heather. Short lengths of grass-covered stone walls seemed to follow the edge of the burn, but they could possibly be flash flood deposits. NMRS MS/645, p.11.
