Monument record MHG855 - Round Cairn, Hill of Forss
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0819 6821 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | THURSO |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
No change. Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 24.8.1981.
A cairn comprising a sub-circular grass-covered mound, 20m N-S by 12m by 1.5m high, with stones visible.
R J Mercer 1981.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1969)
This feature, which lies close to Thing's Va (ND06NE 1) is the grass-covered remains of a round cairn 24m in diameter by 2m in max height. It has been dug into in S side and the spoil now forms a mound just S of cairn. A stone on S edge may be a kerb stone.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 16 February 1965.
This low grassy mound, about 70ft in overall diameter and 6ft in height, has appearance of a broch. It has been quarried into from the N side.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Brough (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2511 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 150, No. 462.
- --- 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. . 119, No. 433.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
