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Lieurary
Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Site Name Lieurary
Classification Hut Circle (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 7902
Site Number ND06SE 11
NGR ND 0784 6196
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7902
- Council Highland
- Parish Halkirk
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND06SE 11 0784 6196.
(ND 0784 6196) Mound (NR)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
This is the remains of a hut circle with interior diameters of 7ft by 8ft. Its bank, formed entirely of turf, is much worn down and is about 6ft wide. The entrance, 2ft wide, is in the ESE.
RCAHMS 1911.
Generally as described above, but the bank now measures 0.6m high and 2.8m wide; the overall diameter of the much mutilated circle is 8.0m, with an internal diameter of 2.0m. The entrance is in the E and is now 1.0m wide.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 22 October 1964.
(ND 0784 6196) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
This hut circle has been destroyed by recent ploughing and reseeding; all that remains at the site is a low, amorphous swelling.
Visited by OS (N K B) 17 September 1981.
