Monument record MHG29317 - Croick

Site reported by Miss P. Richards, and visited by DML on 21st November 2000.
The site is a long mound, with steeply sloping sides. On its eastern edge it is defined by a dry stone wall built into the mound edge, reminiscent of that at Auldern motte, although in better condition. The site is approximately 100m in length by around 10m in width. At the northern end a sheep scrape has revealed a section which shows evidence of an iron rich sandy mound structure, topped with a stony top soil.
The feature may well be natural in origin (possibly some sort of glacial moraine dump) although no similar features were spotted in the vicinity of the site. Its shape is reminiscent of a long chambered cairn, and it is quite possible that the feature even if natural, could have been used as some kind of ritual site.
Further field investigation of the site would be necessary to determine its nature, and any function/date etc. DML 23/11/00