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Loch nam Faoileag is a group of hut circles located 730 metres north-north-west of Wester Balnagrantach in Inverness-shire, Scotland. The site comprises prehistoric domestic structures typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the Scottish Highlands, though the precise dating of individual structures remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The hut circles represent evidence of early domestic occupation and settlement strategy in this upland region, reflecting the subsistence practices and social organisation of pre-Roman or early Roman Iron Age communities. The site is recorded in the Historic Environment Record and forms part of the broader archaeological landscape documenting settlement distribution across the northern Highlands.
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 is a group of hut circles located 730 metres north-north-west of Wester Balnagrantach in Inverness-shire, Scotland. 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).
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