Coill' An Dorchaid
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Coill' An Dorchaid
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) An Torr
Canmore ID 76471
Site Number NG77SE 5
NGR NG 7828 7343
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG77SE 5 7828 7343.
Diameter, 7m; stone and peaty turf walls.
R Wentworth 1989.
On a natural shelf above the E bank of Abhainn Bad a' Chrotha, is a hut-circle measuring approximately 9m in diameter within heather-covered walls of uncertain dimensions. The hut is shown as an undescribed feature on the OS map (OS 1:2500 map, 1966 [NG7873]).
Information from OS (Inverness), 7 November 1989
This hut-circle, situated on a broad flat, heather-covered area immediately above the tree-line was recorded during a pre-afforestation survey of An Torr, Badachro. It measures 7m in diameter and has an entrance on the E.
C Dagg 12 November 1998; NMRS MS 1008/1. no.1
