Find Spot record MHG1641 - Findspot, nr Greenhill of Clayton

Summary

Site of bog burial.

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Grid reference Centred ND 3396 6349 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND36SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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A human skeleton in a woollen doublet dated to c.1600AD by the NMAS, together with a length of 'simmons', was discovered in a peat mound near the Green Hill of Clayton (ND36SW 7).
DES 1975.

Site of burial located during survey of similar peat mounds in 1983
R J Mercer 1983; NMRS archive MS/384/1, No. 113

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: DES. 1975. 'Small finds', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1975, p.57-61. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 57-61. 58.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Mercer, R. 1983. 'Aukhorn (Wick p) peat mounds', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1983, p.17. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 17. 17.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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