Monument record MHG11052 - Cist w Burial, Rough Haugh
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7198 4827 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC74NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Full Description
NC74NW 6 7199 4827.
A short cist, of whinstone slabs, containing a crouched skeleton but no grave goods, was exposed in a knoll during gravel-digging in August 1932, and was excavated by Edwards, assisted by local residents. The cist was unpaved and measured about 3 feet 10 inches internally. The original cover slab had cracked across the centre and had been overlaid by another slab. Over-lying the cist was a mass of rounded boulders, large and small, which extended outwards for some distance, and this in turn was covered by 3 feet of red earth and surface soil. The site was indicated by MacKay in 1960 (A MacKay, Woody Knowe) when the gravel quarry was still identifiable.
A J H Edwards 1933; Visited by OS (J L D) 11 May 1960.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1495 Text/Publication/Article: Edwards, A J H. 1933. 'Short cists in Roxburgh and Sutherland, and rock sculpturings in a cave at Wemyss, Fife', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 67 1932-3, p.164-76. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 164-76. 166-70.
- --- SHG17737 Image/Photograph(s): Rough Haugh. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17738 Image/Photograph(s): Rough Haugh. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG3156 Text/Publication/Article: Bruce, M F. 1986. Short cist human skeletal material housed in the Anthropolgical Museum and the Department of Anatomy, University of Aberdeen. SHG23463. 36-8. 38.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
