Balnabeinn Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
ND065561

Nearest town:

Thurso (13km NNE)

OS reference:

ND065561

OS sheets:

11, 12

Latitude:

58° 28' 59.68 N

Longitude:

3° 36' 13.42 W

Added to TMA by

Lianachan

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Balnabeinn Hut Circle (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by GLADMAN

Reckon this must be the Balnabeinn hut circle. However with lens wipers going full throttle as the weather turned once again this is the best I could do.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone

GLADMAN Jun 11, 2014

Image of Balnabeinn Hut Circle (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Lianachan

Image credit: Lianachan

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Lianachan Apr 23, 2006

Image of Balnabeinn Hut Circle (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Lianachan

Image credit: Lianachan

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Lianachan Apr 23, 2006

Articles

Balnabeinn Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

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Lianachan Apr 23, 2006

The photographs don’t do this justice – it’s one of the best preserved hut circles I’ve ever seen. It even still contains traces of an internal dividing wall.

It’s an off-path walk across heather and boggy ground.

Sites within 20km of Balnabeinn Hut Circle

Torr Beag

Chambered Cairn • 0.22km W

8

1
Torr Phadruig

Round Cairn • 0.22km E

5

1
Torr Mor

Round Cairn • 0.42km WNW

1

1
Dorrery

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.64km NE

4

1
Ben Freiceadain

Chambered Cairn • 0.67km WSW

12

2
Ben Freiceadain

Hillfort • 0.72km WSW

11

1
Dorrery

Chambered Cairn • 1.13km ESE

7

1
Ben Dorrery

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.21km SSW

3

1
Shurrey, Sithean Dubh

Chambered Cairn • 2.71km WNW

2

1
Shurrery Kirk

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.84km WNW

2
Carriside

Chambered Cairn • 3.26km N

4

1
Port-an-eilein

Natural Rock Feature • 3.28km NW

1

1
Carriside

Cairn(s) • 3.31km N

1
Carn Liath, Shurrery

Cairn(s) • 3.36km W

3

1

1
Torr Ban Na Gruagaich

Cist • 3.96km NNW

1
Torr Ban Na Gruagaich

Chambered Cairn • 3.97km NNW

4

1
Tulach Buaile Assery

Chambered Cairn • 4.16km NNW

6

1
Bridge of Broubster

Standing Stones • 4.28km NW

2

2
Aultan Broubster

Stone Circle • 4.29km WNW

5

1
Broubster

Standing Stones • 5.03km NW

5

1
Tulloch of Assery

Chambered Cairn • 5.78km N

6

3

1
Tulach Lochain Bhraseil

Broch • 7.43km E

3

1
Tulach an Fhuarain

Broch • 7.45km E

1

1
Tulach Buaile a’Chroic

Broch • 7.66km E

5

1
Carn na Mairg (Carn Merk)

8.4km E

10

1
Dirlot

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.47km ESE

4

1
Hill of Shebster

Chambered Cairn • 10.02km WNW

13

1
Clach Clais An Tuirc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.16km WNW

2
Tulach Beag

Broch • 10.16km E

4

1
Ballone, Mybster

Broch • 10.2km E

4

1
The Sian

Cairn(s) • 10.28km WNW

1
Sordale Hill

Chambered Cairn • 10.33km ENE

6
Gallow Hill

Long Cairn • 10.34km ENE

8
Gallow Hill North

Long Cairn • 10.36km ENE

4
Achvarasdal

Broch • 10.41km W

9

2
Tormsdale Stone Rows

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.45km E

1
Cnoc Freiceadain

Chambered Tomb • 10.59km WNW

24

1

2

2
Tulach Mor

Broch • 10.61km E

11

1
Cnoc na Ciste

Chambered Cairn • 10.9km ENE

6
Cnoc Freiceadain N

Cairn(s) • 11km WNW

6

1

1
Creag Bhreac Mhor

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.17km WNW

1
Upper Dounray

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.55km WNW

1
Sinclair’s Sithean

Long Cairn • 11.85km ENE

7
Thing’s Va

Broch • 12.19km N

6

2

1
Cnoc Urray

Broch • 13km WNW

1
Cnoc Na H-uiseig

Chambered Cairn • 13.44km WNW

1

1
Sysa

Artificial Mound • 13.45km NE

3
Backlass

Stone Circle • 13.8km SSE

4

1
Bell Mount

Cairn(s) • 14.5km N

1

1
Rangag West

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.78km ESE

6

2

3
Holburn Head

Promontory Fort • 16.02km NNE

7

1

1
Stone Lud (Bower)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.52km ENE

2

1
East Murkle

Cairn(s) • 16.65km NE

1
The Borg

Broch • 17.29km WSW

13

2
Trantlemore

Broch • 17.44km WSW

3

1
Carn Liath, Farr

Broch • 17.45km WSW

4

1
Upper Bighouse

Broch • 17.49km W
Watten

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.95km E

5

1

1
Loch Rangag

Broch • 18.38km ESE

11

2
The Great U of Stemster

Standing Stones • 18.88km ESE

25

1

8

1
Achkinloch

Chambered Cairn • 18.92km ESE

9

2
Loch Mor

Broch • 18.98km W