Auchnasheenish
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Auchnasheenish
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 72315
Site Number NC82NW 20
NGR NC 8079 2849
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/72315
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (11 March 1991)
NC82NW 20 8079 2849.
This oval burnt mound, which is situated on the S side of a small tributary of the Allt nan Achaidhean, measures 7m from E to W by 6m transversely and stands 1m in height. Cracked stone and charcoal set in a matrix of black soil have been exposed in rabbit burrows and the N side of the mound has been eroded by the burn.
(KILD91 79)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 11 March 1991.
