Monument record MHG12295 - Burnt Mound, Shinness

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Grid reference Centred NC 5547 1338 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC51SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish LAIRG

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NC51SE 56 5547 1338

On the fence-line due N of hut-circle '2' (NC51SE 9) is a burnt mound. It is probably penannular, although its E end is buried beneath the peat, and it measures 8.1m from N to S by at least 6.5m transversely.
On the N and S it is up to 0.5m high. The open side faces W into a boggy gully. An exposure on the NNW reveals that the mound is composed of small angular stones set in a matrix of brown burnt soil.
Visited by RCAHMS (SH) 12 October 1989.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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