Monument record MHG11544 - Burnt Mound, Auchnasheenish

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Grid reference Centred NC 8079 2849 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC82NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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NC82NW 20 8079 2849.

This oval burnt mound, which is situated on the S side of a small tributary of the Allt nan Achaidhean, measures 7m from E to W by 6m transversely and stands 1m in height. Cracked stone and charcoal set in a matrix of black soil have been exposed in rabbit burrows and the N side of the mound has been eroded by the burn.
(KILD91 79)
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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