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Multi-periodSite Name: The Amazon's House (Hirta) Alternative Name: Tigh Na Banaghaisgich, Structure FCountry: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: St. Kilda Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Map Ref: NA08780010
Latitude: 57.818665N Longitude: 8.593129W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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In Gleann Mor, on the north side of Hirta (St. Kilda), complex clusters of remains bear affinities with the building traditions of Iron Age wheelhouses, of particular note being the Amazon's House, with its central chamber and linked cells beneath turfed corbelling.
Remains of cellular building.
Canmore catalogue entry.
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