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Rhamore,settlement and field system 500m WNW of

A Scheduled Monument in East Sutherland and Edderton, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.8312 / 57°49'52"N

Longitude: -4.2381 / 4°14'17"W

OS Eastings: 267196

OS Northings: 884603

OS Grid: NH671846

Mapcode National: GBR H8X0.TPG

Mapcode Global: WH3CL.WF1C

Entry Name: Rhamore,settlement and field system 500m WNW of

Scheduled Date: 18 February 1991

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM4963

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system

Location: Edderton

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton

Description

A settlement consisting of nine hut circles and contemporary field system. The huts are set into the slope and vary in diameter from

6.5m to 13.0m, usually with rubble walls and entrances in the south- east. The field system comprises stone clearance cairns and stony

walls and is best preserved to the E-SE. The area to be scheduled measures 400m NE-SW by 250m NW-SE to include the structures described above, as detailed in red on the attached map.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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