Monument record MHG10961 - Burnt Mound, Achargary

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Grid reference Centred NC 7251 5471 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC75SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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NC75SW 30 7251 5471.

At NC 7251 5471, near the foot of a westerly slope and inside the bend of a parched burn, is a roughly crescentic burnt mound the open east side, facing onto the burn. It is 12.0m diameter and formed of two main mounds; 1.5 and 1.0m high in the north and south respectively, linked by a bank-like spread 0.5m high round the west. A heavy blanket of heather conceals the content.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 12 July 1977.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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