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Cnoc Olasdail is a post-medieval settlement comprising hut circles and field systems located in Sutherland, Scotland. The site represents the material remains of early modern rural habitation and agricultural practice in the Scottish Highlands, with its hut circles indicating domestic structures typical of the period's settlement patterns. The associated field systems demonstrate the organization of pastoral and arable land use contemporary with the hut circles, reflecting the subsistence strategies of Highland communities during the post-medieval era. The remains are now recorded under Historic Environment Scotland's national designation system and provide archaeological evidence for understanding settlement and land use practices in northern Scotland during this period.
Cnoc Olasdail,hut circles & field systems is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4375. View the official record →
Cnoc Olasdail is a post-medieval settlement comprising hut circles and field systems located in Sutherland, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4375.
Cnoc Olasdail,hut circles & field systems dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circles & field systems. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cnoc Olasdail,hut circles & field systems is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4375.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loch Beag na Furalachd, cairn and shielings 1175m ESE of SW end (5.9 km), Loch Beag na Fuaralachd, prehistoric settlement 950m SW of SW end of (6 km), Cnoc a' Bhreac-leathaid,shielings and cairnfield 700m NNE of (6.1 km).
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