Monument record MHG1639 - Burial, Stain
Summary
Site of a possible early Iron Age burial.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3446 6048 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND36SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The inhumation discovered by Miss Batey was located at ND 3447 6048; the excavation has been back-filled and there is no definite evidence of a covering cairn. No other burials have been found in the area in recent years.
Visited by OS 23 August 1982.
A possibly Early Iron Age, uncisted skeleton was found and investigated in 1981. The only significant find was a simple bronze ring. Though there was no trace of cairn nor cist, it is possible that the grave was covered by a low sand mound which was located, in very reduced form, underlying the topsoil.
C E Batey 1981 Caithness Coastal Survey.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1959 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . No. 114, Appendix 1.
- --- SHG39 Text/Publication/Article: Batey, C. 1983. 'A disturbed inhumation from Stain, Keiss, Caithness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 113, pp 642-5.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 11 2009 2:02PM
