Monument record MHG685 - Possible Norse Burial Ground, Ham
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred ND 2396 7371 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | ND27SW |
Old County | CAITHNESS |
Civil Parish | DUNNET |
Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
These mounds have been reduced by ploughing and are visible only as slight mounds in field.
C E Batey 1982.
All that can be seen on the ground are two indeterminate rises in a ploughed field behind the farmhouse at Ham.
Visited by OS (J M) 21 Apri 1982.
Tumuli (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Tumuli (NR) (sites of)
OS 6" map, (1960)
A few yards N of Ham are remains of what people in district call graveyards. They are more likely to be Norse grave mounds. Human bones are said to have been found in them. No reliable info can be obtained as to their original shape or of their interior formation as it is a great number of years since they were destroyed.
Name Book 1872.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM