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Cnocbreac is a post-medieval hut circle and field system located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated 745 metres north-west of a reference point in the parish. The monument comprises domestic and agricultural remains that reflect the subsistence practices of rural Highland communities in the early modern period. The site occupies land underlain by bedrock of the Glenfinnan Group, which consists of psammite and pelite formed during the Neoproterozoic era, creating a landscape of metamorphic rock that would have presented particular challenges and opportunities for settlement and cultivation.
The hut circle represents the domestic core of what was likely a small, self-sufficient holding. The associated field system indicates the organisation of land for pastoral and arable use, typical of Highland settlement patterns where communities adapted their agriculture to steep terrain and upland conditions. The arrangement of structures and enclosed fields provides evidence of how people managed marginal land during the post-medieval period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM4335, recognising its importance for understanding Highland rural life and settlement history beyond the medieval period.
Cnocbreac, hut circle and field system 745m NW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4335. View the official record →
Cnocbreac is a post-medieval hut circle and field system located in Inverness-shire, Scotland, situated 745 metres north-west of a reference point in the parish.
Cnocbreac, hut circle and field system 745m NW of dates from the post-medieval period, and is classified as a hut circle and field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cnocbreac, hut circle and field system 745m NW of 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 SM4335.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garbeg Cottage, burial mounds 920m NNE of (3.1 km), Upper Drumbuie, burnt mound 230m NNE of (3.6 km), Garbeg, settlement 1160m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Cnocbreac, hut circle and field system 745m NW of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Cnocbreac, hut circle and field system 745m NW of stands on Glenfinnan Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and pelite.