Knock Dhu
Barrow (Prehistoric)
Site Name Knock Dhu
Classification Barrow (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 5005
Site Number NC50NE 35
NGR NC 5969 0622
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5005
- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50NE 35 5969 0622.
(NC 5969 0622) Mound (NR).
OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A mound measuring from 60-70ft in diameter, surrounded by a ditch about 40ft wide and about 5ft deep. There is a slight rampart on the top of the counterscarp. Under cultivation.
RCAHMS 1911.
A 'Wessex' barrow, much reduced by cultivation and its E side destroyed, so that it is not possible to determine whether it is of bowl- or bell-type. Of earthen construction, it is set into the NE end of a low spur in a manner which suggests it has been deliberately brought to level, a recurring feature in 'Wessex' barrow/cairns in Scotland.
The central mound is about 31.0m in diameter and 1.7m in height above the surrounding ditch some 8m wide. Around the edge of the ditch intermittent traces of an outer bank survive about 9.0m wide, giving an overall diameter of about 65.0m.
Visited by OS (W D J) 28 June 1963 and (A C) 30 June 1971.
A Wessex-type barrow as described in previous field report.
Re-surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 12 August 1976.
Field Visit (28 June 1963)
A 'Wessex' barrow, much reduced by cultivation and its E side destroyed, so that it is not possible to determine whether it is of bowl- or bell-type. Of earthen construction, it is set into the NE end of a low spur in a manner which suggests it has been deliberately brought to level, a recurring feature in 'Wessex' barrow/cairns in Scotland.
The central mound is about 31.0m in diameter and 1.7m in height above the surrounding ditch some 8m wide. Around the edge of the ditch intermittent traces of an outer bank survive about 9.0m wide, giving an overall diameter of about 65.0m.
Visited by OS (W D J) 28 June 1963
Field Visit (30 June 1971)
(A C) 30 June 1971
Field Visit (12 August 1976)
A Wessex-type barrow as described in previous field report.
Re-surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 12 August 1976.
