West Shebster
Field System (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name West Shebster
Classification Field System (Period Unassigned), Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 7963
Site Number ND06SW 35
NGR ND 008 632
NGR Description Centred ND 008 632
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND06SW 35 centred 008 632.
Centred at ND 008 632, on a N-facing hillslope are two turf and heather-covered hut circles (A and B) and an associated field system. 'A', at ND 0084 6322, measures about 10.0m in diameter within a wall spread to 2.0m and 0.5m high. The simple entrance is in the E. The interior is uneven.
'B', at ND 0084 6321, measures 4.5m in diameter with a wall spread from 1.0 to 2.0m and 0.4m high. There is a deposit of stones probably a clearance heap, against the W wall of the hut. The entrance is in the E. Surrounding the huts over approximately 2 ha is a field system of clearance heaps, generally 15 to 25m apart, and traces of curvilinear walling. No certain plots are evident.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 October 1981.
