Monument record MHG10532 - Burnt Mound, Dremergid
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7394 0642 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC70NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
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Full Description
NC70NW 36 7394 0642.
At NC 7394 0642, on the margin of damp ground and adjacent to hut circles and field system (NC70NW 18) is a U-shaped burnt mound 9.5m across the open end by 6.5m transversely and 1.0m high. Erosion of the 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 lies at the edge of a field-system (NC 70NW 18), and measures 11m from ESE to WNW by 6.8m transversely and 1m in height, opening out on the SSE. The W side merges with the drier ground and may have been ploughed across. Rabbit burrows reveal black soil, cracked stone and fragments of charcoal.
(ROG95 1)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 7 March 1995
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
