Caen Burn North
Field System (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Caen Burn North
Classification Field System (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 7447
Site Number ND01NW 31
NGR ND 0093 1839
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
ND01NW 31 0093 1839 and 008 184.
(ND 0093 1839) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1964)
Some 200 yards SSW of the circle (ND01NW 6) is another hut circle, with an interior diameter of 24' entering from the SE through a passage 14' long and 5' wide. The enclosing bank is about 7' except for 16' on each side of the entrance, through which it gradually increases to form the passage.
RCAHMS 1911.
The hut 7.5m internal diameter is scooped into slope in the NW. It is well-preserved and as described by the previous OS field surveyor.
About 70.0m to the NW lie four or five clearance heaps, a short stretch of old field wall and one recognizable plot some 20m x 20m. These features are contemporary with the hut.
Visited by OS (W D J) 24 May 1960 and (J B) 11 May 1976.
