Grumby Burn
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Grumby Burn
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 130162
Site Number NC60NE 21
NGR NC 6980 0996
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/130162
- Council Highland
- Parish Rogart
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (16 May 1995)
NC60NE 21 6980 0996
This U-shaped burnt mound, which is situated near the source of a tributary of the Grumby Burn, measures 9.7m from E to W by 7.4m transversely and 1m in height, opening out towards the burn on the NE. Within the mound there is a reed-filled hollow which measures 4m from NE to SW by 2.5m across. Lifting a sod revealed cracked stone and black soil.
(ROG95 312)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 16 May 1995
