Allt Thuirnaig
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Allt Thuirnaig
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 79078
Site Number NG88SE 18
NGR NG 87412 83400
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/79078
- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (9 June 1994)
NG88SE 18 8741 8338
This oval burnt mound is situated on the E side of an unnamed tributary of the Allt Thuirnaig. It measures 7.5m from NNE to SSW by 5.8m transversely and 0.8m in height. A matrix of black soil and cracked stone (in which a broken flint blade was found) was visible on the W side of the burn.
(Inverewe 42)
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 9 June 1994.
Srp Note (2 November 2011)
Site to be located.
Information from NTS: INVG025 (JH 1998)
