Strathpeffer, Croch Fionne
Cist(S) (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn
Site Name Strathpeffer, Croch Fionne
Classification Cist(S) (Period Unassigned), Cinerary Urn
Canmore ID 12410
Site Number NH45NE 16
NGR NH 48 58
NGR Description NH c. 48 58
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Fodderty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH45NE 16 c. 48 58.
Three short cists and a separate 'cinerary urn' were found in 1896 in a mound of sand and gravel at Croch Fionne, Strathpeffer. Formed of slabs of claystone with a large cover-stone, two of cists were about 3 1/2' long and the third somewhat smaller. Each contained a fragmentary skeleton, but no grave goods. The urn was found near the centre of the mound in a black mass containing charcoal. A similar substance filled the urn which was 6" high, 7 1/4" across the mouth 5 1/4" at the base and was decorated below the lip with oblique intersecting lines.(Information from Dr Fortescue Fox)
No bone fragments occurred.
W Turner 1915
Croch Fionne was not located. No further information.
Visited by OS (A A) 30 June 1975
