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Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach is a prehistoric settlement site in Inverness-shire, comprising the remains of domestic structures characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation in the Scottish Highlands. The hut circles lie within a landscape underlain by Neoproterozoic psammite and pelite bedrock of the Glennan Group, which would have presented challenging conditions for settlement and cultivation. The site's location, northwest of Wester Balnagrantach, places it within a region historically favoured for pastoral activity and transhumance, where upland grazing supported scattered populations across the glens.
The structures themselves represent a form of domestic architecture widespread across northern Britain during prehistory, with stone-built circular houses offering shelter within exposed moorland environments. The preservation of multiple hut circles at this location suggests a phase of more intensive occupation rather than isolated pastoral shelters.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM11455, reflecting its importance as evidence of how early communities adapted to and utilised the Highland landscape during the prehistoric period.
Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11455. View the official record →
Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach is a prehistoric settlement site in Inverness-shire, comprising the remains of domestic structures characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation in the Scottish Highlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11455.
Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach 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 SM11455.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garbeg, settlement 1160m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (0.8 km), Culnakirk Burn, burnt mounds 540m NNW of Garbeg Cottage (1.2 km), Clachmhor, cup-marked stone (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Loch nam Faoileag, hut circles 730m NNW of Wester Balnagrantach stands on Glenfinnan Group, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is psammite and pelite.