Monument record MHG11633 - Cists & burials, Station Park, Skelbo
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8012 9459 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH89SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
NH89SW 6 8012 9459.
(NH 802 946) In recent years in ploughing Station Park, Skelbo, Mr J MacLeod has found a number of burials, evidently part of a long cist cemetry. One burial, unfortunately previously disturbed, was examined by writers in summer of 1960.
A S Henshall and J C Wallace 1960.
The long cist examined in 1960 may have been additional to those discovered in 1940's, or re-uncovering of one of the original discoveries. It contained only a few fragments of bone, since lost. Information from A S Henshall to OS, 1 March 1971.
Between 1940-60, 8 long cists were discovered whilst ploughing at NH 8012 9459 by Mr MacLeod (J M MacLeod, Fourpenny, Dornoch, Sutherland). They were orientated ENE-WSW and each contained an inhumation, head to E. The cists measured c.2m long, c0.6m wide and 0.4m deep, and were formed of small slabs set on edge, with similar slabs covering them. 4 of inhumations were in a good state of preservation, others were partially destroyed. A piece of blackened cloth was found in one of cists.
Visited by OS (A A) 23 March 1971.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG721 Text/Publication/Article: Henshall and Wallace, A S and J C. 1960. 'Embo', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1960, p.39. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 39. 39.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
