Monument record MHG28471 - Burnt Mound, above Rhaoine

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Grid reference Centred NC 6538 0516 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC60NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ROGART

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NC60NE 19.01 6539 0516

On the E bank of a burn on the SW-facing hillside above the township of Rhaoine (NC60NE 19.00), there is an oval burnt mound overgrown with bracken and heather and measuring 7.2m NE to SW by 4.6m transversely and standing 1m high. A possible trough is visible opening towards the burn. A turf was lifted from the top of the mound, revealing large quantities of charcoal and some fragments of burnt stone.
(ROG95 481)
Visited by RCAHMS (SDB) 17 May 1995

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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