Monument record MHG55981 - Mound - Braehour, Halkirk

Summary

A mound noted by RoCAS during a DBA and walkover survey in 2012 on behalf of the Forestry Commission Scotland.

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Grid reference Centred ND 1057 5206 (36m by 37m)
Map sheet ND15SW
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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A mound was noted during a DBA and walkover survey by RoCAS in 2012 on behalf of the Forestry Commission Scotland. Under rushes, heather and grass was a prominent mound which may have been a mostly degraded hut circle. It stood 0.5m high in open ground, with part of a turf bank 2.5m wide on the southeast to southwest side and measured 12-14m in diameter. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M.. 2012. Braehour Forest Block Near Mybster, Caithness: Archaeological Walkover Survey - Summary of the Methodology and Results. Ross & Cromarty Archaeological Services. Digital. Site 11.

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Record last edited

Oct 3 2013 10:53AM

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