Monument record MHG1096 - Field System, Millery Burn

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1064 2510 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND12NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Full Description

Cairns (NR) OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)

Scattered along the slope of the hill below the hut circles (ND12NW 1) are a number of mounds, from 12-18ft in diameter and 2-2.5ft in height.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.

These are field clearance heaps, associated with the nearby hut circles. Visited by OS (W D J) 21 June 1960.

A field system of meandering field walls, set deep in peat, and numerous clearance heaps, exposed by recent heather burning.
Visited by OS (N K B) 9 September 1982.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 63, No. 231.

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Record last edited

Oct 31 2011 11:00AM

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