Monument record MHG11560 - Loth Burn

Summary

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 9514 0987 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC90NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish LOTH

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Cist found AD 1869 (NAT) OS 6"map, (1964)

A stone cist together with an urn containing human remains were found at the eastern extremity of the rock through which the Earl's Cut (NC90NE 5) was made during the construction of the railway in 1869. The urn was placed in Dunrobin Museum.
Name Book 1872.

No further information was obtained regarding the discovery of the cist. The urn, a Food Vessel, is still in Dunrobin Museum.
Visited by OS (N K B) 15 June 1976.

Acc No: 1869.3
Information from TS of Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 2, 6.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Sep 17 2010 2:36PM

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