Monument record MHG651 - Burial Cairn, Trothanmas Hillock
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1928 6637 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | OLRIG |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Trothanmas Hillock (NAT) Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, (1970)
Cairn, Trothanmas Hillock: Now a grassy hillock, it measures some 70ft in diameter and 5ft in height. About fifty years ago a stone cist was discovered near its summit and was covered up again without any detailed observations being made.
RCAHMS 1911
Trothanmas Hillock, a grass-covered cairn situated on a slight eminence, 20m in diameter and 1.4m maximum height. A drystone wall encroaches on the SE segment.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 17 December 1965
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 16 November 1981
Cairn, 'Trothanmas Hillock'. Diameter: 30m. Partially grass covered mound 2.5m high, mainly composed of sand and clay containing small stones and boulders. Badly eroded by rig-and-furrow and modern disturbance.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2664 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. . 88, No. 325.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
