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Loch Dola hut circles and clearance cairns is a Bronze Age settlement complex situated approximately 270 metres east of Loch Dola in Sutherland, northern Scotland. The site comprises multiple prehistoric domestic structures represented by hut circles alongside cairns that reflect the practice of clearing land for cultivation and pasture during the Bronze Age period. These clearance cairns are characteristic of upland settlement strategies where communities removed stones from arable land and deposited them in substantial heaps, creating the archaeological signature visible today. The site demonstrates the broader pattern of highland settlement and agricultural exploitation during the prehistoric period, with the combination of residential and land-use features providing evidence of the subsistence practices employed by Bronze Age communities in northern Scotland.
Loch Dola,hut circles & clearance cairns 270m E of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1878. View the official record →
Loch Dola hut circles and clearance cairns is a Bronze Age settlement complex situated approximately 270 metres east of Loch Dola in Sutherland, northern Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM1878.
Loch Dola,hut circles & clearance cairns 270m E 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 SM1878.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lairg Muir North, chambered cairn 500m NW of Culbuie (2.1 km), Balcharn, chambered cairn 120m W of (2.3 km), Creag Innse Chomhraig, hut circles SSW of (2.5 km).
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