Monument record MHG1933 - Middens, Newlands
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3279 4959 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two separate strata of ashes have been exposed by Burn of Haster in cutting through its old bed about 1/4 mile downstream from the Cairn Hill broch (ND34NW 4).
Each stratum is about 20ft long and 3-6ins thick. Lying on top of old river gravel they are covered by 2-2.5ft of black earth; one stratum is a little further downstream from the other but both contain wood, charcoal, traces of bones and a few pieces of pottery similar to that found in the Cairn Hill broch. One piece from here is very impressed with seed grains and a leaf.
J Anderson 1866.
No trace could be found of these strata. No further information.
Visited by OS (R D L) 26 April 1963.
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 1 September 1982.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1404 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. & Shearer, R.I.. 1866. Report on the ancient remains of Caithness and results of explorations conducted for the Anthropological Society of London by Messrs. Joseph Anderson and Robert Innes Shearer in 1865. Memoirs Read Before the Anthropological Society of London Vol. 2 (1865-6). 226-56. 231-2.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
