Possible hut circle on Carman Muir (C) Lairich Rig

NS3678 : Possible hut circle on Carman Muir

taken 4 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Great Britain

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Possible hut circle on Carman Muir

Short of planting little flags around the perimeter, or submitting a stereogram, there is no way to make this feature clearly visible in photographs. It is not evident in satellite imagery either.

This ancient site is about 14 metres across (45 feet) across. The circular interior is enclosed by a low, inconspicuous bank. Click on the end-note title for related views.

In the present picture, parts of the bank are visible because they are a little darker and greener than the surrounding muir. The left-hand edge of the circle is in front of, and slightly to the left of, the pylon on the left, and the right-hand edge of the circle is in front of the tiny section of partly snow-covered distant hills visible near the right-hand edge.

Possible hut circle on Carman Muir

A low, indistinct, circular bank, about 14 metres in diameter, outlines this feature, which is difficult to pick out on the ground. In comments from 2014 in the site's WoSAS report — Link — it is suggested that it was an animal enclosure rather than a hut circle. See Link for a satellite view centred on this feature (which is not, or is barely, apparent in satellite imagery).

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Grid Square: NS3678, 130 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Lairich Rig (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 21 March, 2015 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 4 April, 2015
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts
Primary Subject of Photo: Archaeology
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 3698 7857 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.3417N 4:36.8294W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NS 3699 7856
View Direction: Northwest (about 315 degrees)