Aultanfearn
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Aultanfearn
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Strath Rusdale
Canmore ID 12958
Site Number NH57NE 4
NGR NH 5914 7571
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/12958
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosskeen
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (18 November 1976)
NH57NE 4 5914 7571
At NH 5914 7571 situated on the hillside below the settlement NH57NE 2 and bordering a small water course is a burnt mound. It measures about 10.5m in overall diameter with a distinct depression in the centre. Its maximum height is 1.2m. A number of stones from the mound have a burnt appearance, and are of a friable nature.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (JB) 18 November 1976
Field Visit (16 November 1989)
The dimensions of this burnt mound are as described by the OS. Its central depression opens to the SW (downhill) side.
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 16 November 1989
