Monument record MHG10531 - Burnt Mound, Dremergid
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7387 0655 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
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NC70NW 35 7389 0656
At NC 7388 0655, on the edge of damp ground by a settlement of hut circles (NC70NW 18), is a kidney-shaped burnt mound, 9.5 by 6.5m across and 0.8m high. Probing through the heather and peat-cover reveals friable and reddened fragments of stone.
Surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (J M) 9 April 1981.
This C-shaped burnt mound is situated beside a boggy sump within a field-system (NC 70NW 18), and measures 9.5m from WSW to ESE by 6.1m transversely and 0.7m in height, opening out to SSE. An edge-set boulder on S side of the hollow in the mound may have formed part of a trough. Lifting a sod revealed densely packed cracked stone set in a matrix of black soil.
(ROG95 2)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 7 March 1995
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
