Monument record MHG10573 - Burnt Mound, Kinbrace Burn

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Grid reference Centred NC 8703 2886 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC82NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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NC82NE 52 8702 2887.

This burnt mound measures 9.5m from NW to SE by 6.5m transversely and 1.1m in height. It lies to the W of the public road and sits on top of a steep bank above a sump and comprises two heaps of burnt mound material in a U-shaped setting opening to the SW. Lifting a sod revealed densely packed cracked stone set in a matrix of black soil and charcoal.
(KILD91 361)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 3 June 1991.

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  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Strath of Kildonan: an archaeological survey. .

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Record last edited

Oct 9 2017 12:06PM

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