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Burnt Hill

Quarry (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Burnt Hill

Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 270945

Site Number ND34SW 258

NGR ND 34060 44698

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Wick
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND34SW 258 34060 44698

This grass-grown quarry is situated immediately W of the public road linking the villages of Thrumster and Sarclet, lying between an abandoned farmstead (ND34SW 324) to the N and the former Thrumster School to the S. Irregular on plan, the quarry measures 51m from NNW to SSE by 18.5m transversely and up to 1.7m in depth. It was probably opened in the late 19th century, first appearing on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map, but it had already gone out of use by this time and is annotated 'Old Quarry'.

(YARROWS04 192)

Visited by RCAHMS (ATW) 11 August 2004.

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