Monument record MHG11198 - Burnt Mound, Leathad Bad Na Crubaig

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Grid reference Centred NC 7392 3188 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC73SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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NC73SW 22 7393 3188.

At NC 7393 3188, situated beside an old dried up water course and adjacent to a settlement of hut circles (NR73SW 5), is a heather and peat-covered burnt mound. The mound has a slight depression in the S and giving it a 'U' shape. Overall it measures 10.0m W-E by 8.0m with an external height of up to 1.1m in the W, with the E side rather indistinct. A trial dig revealed a content of burnt stones and blackened earth.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 9 May 1977.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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