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Latitude: 58.0589 / 58°3'31"N
Longitude: -4.3867 / 4°23'12"W
OS Eastings: 259266
OS Northings: 910243
OS Grid: NC592102
Mapcode National: GBR H7JF.CBH
Mapcode Global: WH3BC.LP9V
Entry Name: Altbreck,homestead 1800m ESE of Dalchork Bridge
Scheduled Date: 11 February 1993
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5563
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead
Location: Lairg
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Traditional County: Sutherland
The monument consists of the earthworks of a probable prehistoric homestead on raised ground in a Forestry Commission plantation.
The homestead comprises a substantial D-shaped enclosure situated in an elevated location. The enclosure is about 22m E-W by 24m N-S and is defined by a turf and stone dyke which is best preserved on the NE, where it stands to a height of about 0.3m above the interior. The entrance may have been in the S part of the enclosure.
The area to be scheduled measures 70m NNW-SSE by 45m WSW-ENE, to include the homestead and an area around in which traces of activities associated with its construction and use may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric domestic life and agriculture.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NC51SE 57.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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