Monument record MHG9986 - Kilearnan Hill
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9535 1775 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC91NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Full Description
NC91NE 75 953 177.
Some damage to monuments had occurred during forestry ploughing of lower slopes of hillside. Field work late in 1982 on the land left unploughed recorded positions of large numbers of cairns in addition to previously known hut circles. (NC91NW 30). The excavation of a partially destroyed burnt mound (NC91NE 55) began, but was abandoned due to bad weather. In 1983 the Forestry Commission and SDD(AM) agreed on areas highlighted by the survey, which contained representative monuments to be preserved from future ploughing. An excavation was mounted to retrieve information regarding the date or span of settlement from sites both ploughed and unploughed. In addition to the completion of the burnt mound excavation, halves of three huts and a quadrant of a fourth along with ten cairns were excavated. Some finds of pottery and flint were made and samples were taken for pollen analysis.
J Barber and A Haggarty 1983.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG24004 Image/Photograph(s): Highland Council Archaeology Unit. HCAU Slide Collection Sheet 2. Colour slide. . Digital (scanned). 38, 39.
- --- SHG9395 Image/Photograph(s): Hut Circle during excavation, Kilearnan Hill. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9756 Image/Photograph(s): Burnt mound, Strath of Kildonan, exc'd Pit. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG988 Text/Publication/Article: Barber and Haggarty, J and A. 1983. 'Kilearnan Hill (Kildonan p) settlement', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1983, p.16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 16. 16.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 7 2016 10:37AM
