Monument record MHG227 - Mound, Ousdale Burn

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Grid reference Centred ND 0688 1921 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND01NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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A large, grass-covered mound with damage on the E face, revealing stone. It measures 20.9 by 13.3 by 0.5m in maximum height, but has no distinct form.
C Batey 1982.

This is a natural rise on which early-modern field clearance has been dumped and subsequently quarried.
Visited by OS (J M) 3 August 1982.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- 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). LAT 313.
  • --- Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. 313; illust..

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Record last edited

Oct 31 2011 10:15AM

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