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Latitude: 58.2526 / 58°15'9"N
Longitude: -3.4628 / 3°27'46"W
OS Eastings: 314246
OS Northings: 930258
OS Grid: ND142302
Mapcode National: GBR K6TX.GHS
Mapcode Global: WH5D3.ST7T
Entry Name: Balcraggie Lodge,four hut circles 300m SSE of
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1974
Last Amended: 22 January 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM3521
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse
Location: Latheron
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution
to an understanding of prehistoric and post-medieval settlement and
land use and the process of the Clearances in this area of the Highlands. The hut foundations are well-preserved and may retain information on the architecture of prehistoric houses.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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