Monument record MHG11371 - Burnt Mound, Ceannsbhaid

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Grid reference Centred NC 8273 2615 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC82NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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NC82NW 36 8273 2615

This U-shaped burnt mound measures 10.8m from NNW to SSE by 9.5m transversely and 0.5m in height. The mound may have been open on the SSW, but the burn to the E has previously run over the mound and eroded its centre. Mole holes revealed cracked stone and charcoal set in a matrix of brown soil.
(KILD91 478)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 11 March 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

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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