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Cnoc Feith Na Fola
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Cnoc Feith Na Fola
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Cairnfield (Prehistoric), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 72340
Site Number NC82NW 26
NGR NC 8331 2824
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/72340
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (5 May 1991)
NC82NW 26 833 282.
There are two hut-circles and a burnt mound situated on a series of relatively peat-free terraces on the SSE flank of Cnoc Feith na Fola. There is a scatter of cairns, measuring up to 6m in diameter and 0.4m in height, amongst the hut-circles and extending to the E and W.
A. NC 8331 2824 This hut-circle measures 8.4m from NW to SE by 7.8m transversely within a bank up to 2.8m in thickness and 0.3m in height where best preserved but on the N it has been reduced to a low mound. The entrance is on the SE.
(KILD91 292)
B. NC 8332 2829 This hut-circle measures 10m from NW to SE by 9.2m within a bank 3.2m in thickness and 0.5m in height. The entrance is on the SE.
(KILD91 293)
C. NC 8326 2828 This H-shaped burnt mound is situated on a marked break of slope on the W side of a small water course. It measures 10m overall and 0.6m in height, opening out to the NW and SE.
(KILD91 294)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 5 May 1991.
