Monument record MHG2195 - Mound, Heatheryquoy

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Grid reference Centred ND 3271 4171 (37m by 40m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND34SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Mound (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)

A grassy knoll, the character of which is not obvious. It measures 110ft N-S by 95ft transversely and 8ft in maximum height, with no depression in the summit.
RCAHMS 1911.

A low mound of indefinite shape, as described by RCAHMS, situated on a low ridge. Whether it is an antiquity or not cannot be ascertained without excavation.
Visited by OS (N K B) 27 April 1967.

A natural mound. C Batey 1981.

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  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . Wic 205.
  • --- 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. . 190, No. 586.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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