Allt A' Choire Mhoir
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Allt A' Choire Mhoir
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 7077
Site Number NC91NW 28
NGR NC 9157 1840
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC91NW 28 9157 1840.
A partially mutilated, kidney-shaped burnt mound, depressed in the centre, and comprised solely of burnt stones and blackened earth. It is 11.0m N-S by 8.0m with the twin summits attaining a maximum height of 1.0m. It is situated on the edge of run rig within an earlier field system. (see NC91NW 1, NC91NW 6, NC91NW 25 ).
The ground immediately surrounding the mound is of a rather marshy nature, while a small, silted stream runs a few metres to the east.
Surveyed at 1/10,560.
Visited by OS (J B) 5 April 1976.
Field Visit (5 April 1976)
A partially mutilated, kidney-shaped burnt mound, depressed in the centre, and comprised solely of burnt stones and blackened earth. It is 11.0m N-S by 8.0m with the twin summits attaining a maximum height of 1.0m. It is situated on the edge of run rig within an earlier field system. (see NC91NW 1, 6 and 25).
The ground immediately surrounding the mound is of a rather marshy nature, while a small, silted stream runs a few metres to the east.
Surveyed at 1/10,560.
Visited by OS (J B) 5 April 1976.
