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Summary

Diameter measures 4.2m. Earthwork wall 1.4 m wide, 0.7m high. Internal area 13.84m. A 123 degree facing gap may represent the doorway. Gorse growing on wall, elsewhere mainly grass.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1018788: An unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 1.1km south east of Gartaven Ford, south west of Rippator
• SHINE: Earthworks and walling of a prehistoric chambered tomb, Bronze Age hut circle settlements and reave, and medieval and post medieval streamworks along the Gallaven Brook, west of Rippator

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/77/4
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HUT CIRCLE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 148924 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(03/10/1997) Stone hut circle forming part of an unenclosed stone hut circle settlement 440m SW of Rippator.
SX64068764 Diameter measures 4.2m. Earthwork wall 1.4 m wide, 0.7m high. Internal area 13.84m. A 123 degree facing gap may represent the doorway. Gorse growing on wall, elsewhere mainly grass.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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