Monument record MHG200 - Mound, The Carle
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3779 6448 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND36SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | CANISBAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
A grass-covered mound of no distinct form but generally semi-circular, round a rectangular stone monument. The arc of mound is about 40m long and it is 3m in meximum width. This may represent a Tress Barry excavation.
C E Batey 1982.
The stone monument appears to be of type commonly found associated with Tress Barry excavations; practice was to construct a monument from excavation spoil. In this case there is no evidence and no local knowledge of an excavation. The semi-circular mound described by Batey is an indistinct swelling in undulating rough pasture and may be entirely natural. It conforms to no recognisable pattern.
Visited by OS 22 July 1982.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1958 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1984. Caithness Coastal Survey 1980-82: Dunnet Head to Ousdale. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. 30/01/1984. Digital (scanned as PDF). CAN 080.
- --- SHG1960 Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. 80.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 8 2011 10:25AM
