Monument record MHG13014 - Burnt mound, Claisfearn

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Grid reference Centred NC 1977 4609 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC14NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish EDDRACHILLIS

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NC14NE 5 1977 4609.

At NC 1977 4609, beside a stream, is a heather-covered, horse-shoe shaped, burnt mound, with its open end towards the stream. It measures 8m NW-SE by 7m transversely and 0.8m high. Probing reveals a content of burnt, friable stones mixed with earth. There is no trace of either hut circles or a field system in the area.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 15 July 1980.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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