Strath Sgitheach
Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Strath Sgitheach
Classification Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 12922
Site Number NH56SW 12
NGR NH 53881 63718
NGR Description NH 53881 63718, NH 54046 63766 and NH 54071 63714
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Dingwall
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH56SW 12 540 637.
Centred at NH 540 637 and set on a N-facing slope approximately 25m above the River Sgitheach is a settlement of three hut circles ('A' - 'C'), all obscured by peat and heather.
Hut 'A' is 10.5m E-W by 9.0 m within a slight wall of indeterminate width. The entrance is in the E. 'B' and 'C' are circular and measure 8.0 m and 8.5 m in diameter respectively within walls of 2.5 m average spread. The entrances, although not evident, were probably in the E sides.
With the exception of one or two possible clearance heaps there is no trace of contemporary agriculture in the area, although the ground is of a fairly stone-free nature.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (J B) 16 November 1976
Field Visit (September 1978)
Strath Sgitheach 4 NH 540 637 NH56SW 12
A group of three hut-circles.
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978
