Monument record MHG12294 - Burnt Mound, Dola

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Grid reference Centred NC 6006 0755 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC60NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish LAIRG

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NC60NW 39 6007 0755.

At NC 6007 0755, situated on the north side of Allt a' Choin-duinn, is an unusally large, turf-covered burnt mound. It is horse-shoe-shaped, its open side towards the burn and measures 17m E-W by 12m tranversely with twin pinacles 1.5m high. The content of small burnt stones, blackened earth, and fragments of charcoal is exposed in rabbit burrows and mole-hills. There is no trace of associated hut circles or cultivation.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 Visited by OS (N K B) 13 March 1981.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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