Monument record MHG1005 - Burnt Mound, Broubster Hill

Summary

Bronze age-early iron age burnt mound with possible associated structure.

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Grid reference Centred ND 0298 6013 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND06SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish REAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Turf-covered burnt mound measuring 11m N-S by 6m and 0.9m high; it is formed by two distinct N and S peaks, a depression in the E faces a damp, reed-filled hollow. Where the turf has eroded, a content of burnt stone is visible. Some 9m to W, a small indistinct hollow, about 3m across, is possibly the site of an associated structure.
Surveyed at 1:10,000 Visited by OS (J B) 28 September 1981.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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