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Ousdale

Quarry (Period Unassigned), Spoil Heap (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Ousdale

Classification Quarry (Period Unassigned), Spoil Heap (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Lat 312

Canmore ID 7419

Site Number ND01NE 6

NGR ND 0679 1925

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

ND01NE 6 0679 1925.

ND 0679 1925. A large, grass-covered, roughly oval or sub-rectangular mound, 10 by 4 by 2.5m high, with traces of stone, possibly burnt. A deep hollow, 8 by 4m, lies adjacent and may be associated.

C Batey 1982.

The mound is a ramp of turf-covered, compacted stone, contemporary with a nearby old quarry, the 'deep hollow' noted.

Visited by OS (J M) 3 August 1982.

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Field Visit (3 August 1982)

The mound is a ramp of turf-covered, compacted stone, contemporary with a nearby old quarry, the 'deep hollow' noted.

Visited by OS (J M) 3 August 1982.

Field Visit (1982)

ND 0679 1925. A large, grass-covered, roughly oval or sub-rectangular mound, 10 by 4 by 2.5m high, with traces of stone, possibly burnt. A deep hollow, 8 by 4m, lies adjacent and may be associated.

C Batey 1982.

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