Cnoc Nan Ceard
Burnt Mound(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Cnoc Nan Ceard
Classification Burnt Mound(S) (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 259327
Site Number NH43SW 42
NGR NH 40462 31143
NGR Description NH 40462 31143 and NH 40369 31078
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/259327
- Council Highland
- Parish Kiltarlity And Convinth
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (22 October 1997)
There are two kidney-shaped burnt mounds about 100m apart in a shallow gully to the W of Cnoc nan Ceard. That to the E (URQ97 455, NH 4046 3114) measures 11.9m from ENE to WSW by 4.3m transversely and 0.5m in height, and it opens towards the NNW. That to W (URQ97 458, NH 4036 3107) measures 9.4m from ENE to WSW by 9.1m transversely and 1m in height, opening towards the SSE. Lifting a turf on each mound revealed heat-shattered stone in a matrix of blackened soil. A bank of burnt stones on the ENE end of the W mound extends SSE to form a baffle around what may be the site of a trough.
(URQ97 455, 458)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 22 October 1997
Field Visit (22 October 1997)
NH43SW 42 40462 31143 and 40369 31078
There are two kidney-shaped burnt mounds about 100m apart in a shallow gully to the W of Cnoc nan Ceard. That to the E (URQ97 455, NH 4046 3114) measures 11.9m from ENE to WSW by 4.3m transversely and 0.5m in height, and it opens towards the NNW. That to W (URQ97 458, NH 4036 3107) measures 9.4m from ENE to WSW by 9.1m transversely and 1m in height, opening towards the SSE. Lifting a turf on each mound revealed heat-shattered stone in a matrix of blackened soil. A bank of burnt stones on the ENE end of the W mound extends SSE to form a baffle around what may be the site of a trough.
(URQ97 455, 458)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 22 October 1997
