Monument record MHG11908 - Burnt Mound, Eriboll

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 4378 5713 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC45NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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NC45NW 11 4379 5713.

NC 4377 5717. A heather-covered mound beside road, S of United Free Church may be a Bronze Age cairn.
Information contained in letter and field notes from K Reid 25 September 1978.

At NC 4379 5713, adjacent to an old stream course (the stream having been diverted), is a heather-covered burnt mound, oval on plan, measuring 8.5m by 5.0m and 1.5m high. Heat-stained friable stones are exposed in the side of the mound. There is no trace of hut circles or a field system in the vicinity.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 8 November 1978.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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