Monument record MHG189 - Mound, Torr an Fhidhlier
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Location
Grid reference | Centred ND 1631 5473 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | ND15SE |
Old County | CAITHNESS |
Civil Parish | WATTEN |
Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Torr an Fhidhlier (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
This is the remains of a grassy mound which has evidently covered a broch. Some two thirds of it has been carted away.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Torr an Fhidhlier is remains of a sub-oval mound, centre and SW side of which have been removed, result having appearance of the remaining three sides of an enclosure, 38m NW-SE by 30m transversely. Soil erosion has revealed a mass of small non-coursed stone slabs, resembling more cairn than broch material, within inner face of NE side, together with three thin slabs, possibly the remains of a small cist-like structure.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (JM) 9 February 1982.
Torr an Fhidhlier, a robbed, turf-covered mound as described by the previous field investigator. The limited nature of the remains and the absence of exposed built structures preclude classification. A cistern has been set up on the summit.
Visited by OS (J M) 9 February 1982.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 32, No. 101.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM