Description

The monument is a hut circle of the Bronze Age or Iron Age situated on the floor of a small valley. It measures 7m in internal diameter within a wall 1.5m thick and 0.3m high with its entrance probably to the SE. A stony bank protruding through the surrounding peat to the S and W may be a field boundary associated with the hut. The area to be scheduled includes the hut circle, the stony bank, and an area around them within which traces of activity associated with their use may be found. It measures 70m E-W by 70m transversely, as marked in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Statement of Scheduling

The monument is of national importance as a hut circle of the Bronze Age or Iron Age which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric settlement in the area. It is of particular importance because of the survival of a number of sites of similar date and function in the vicinity; the study of this group has the potential to increase greatly our knowledge of the development and organisation of the prehistoric landscape.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Bibliography

RCAHMS records the monument as NX 16 NE 117.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland