Monument record MHG1384 - Burial, Clardon Haven

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Grid reference Centred ND 1580 6986 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND16NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish THURSO
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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An inhumation of a young female weathered out of a narrow sandy shelf on the shore at Clardon Haven at the foot of a cliff where there is an earthwork (? ND16NE 7). The remains were in a dug grave, lying on the back, with head to the south and unaccompanied by grave goods.
J Saxon 1978.

Mr Saxon identified the find spot as being at ND 1580 6987 below the fort (ND16NE 7) on the NE side.
Visited by OS (JB) 1 March 1982.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Saxon, J. 1979. 'The discovery of human remains at Clardon Haven, Caithness', Caithness Fld Club Bulletin Vol. 2 April 1979, p.143. Caithness Fld Club Bulletin. 143. 143.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: George Watson. Caithness Chapel Sites.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Saxon, J. 1978. 'Clardon Haven, inhumation', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1978, p.12. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 12. 12.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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