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<< Text Pages >> The Amazon's House (Hirta) - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in St. Kilda

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Multi-periodSite Name: The Amazon's House (Hirta) Alternative Name: Tigh Na Banaghaisgich, Structure F
Country: 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
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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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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NA0800 : The Amazon's House, Gleann Mor, St Kilda by Julian Paren
by Julian Paren
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NA0800 : Looking across Gleann Mòr by Russel Wills
by Russel Wills
©2009(licence)
NA0800 : Gleann Mòr by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2009(licence)
NA0800 : Gleann Mor in winter by Mick Crawley
by Mick Crawley
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NA0800 : Abhainn a' Ghlinne Mhoir falls on Hirta by Mick Crawley
by Mick Crawley
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