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Ceannsbhaid
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Ceannsbhaid
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 72439
Site Number NC82NW 36
NGR NC 8273 2615
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/72439
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (11 March 1991)
NC82NW 36 8273 2615
This U-shaped burnt mound measures 10.8m from NNW to SSE by 9.5m transversely and 0.5m in height. The mound may have been open on the SSW, but the burn to the E has previously run over the mound and eroded its centre. Mole holes revealed cracked stone and charcoal set in a matrix of brown soil.
(KILD91 478)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 11 March 1991
