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Thusater Burn
Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric), Mound (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Thusater Burn
Classification Hut Circle(S) (Prehistoric), Mound (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 8001
Site Number ND07SE 6
NGR ND 0635 7028
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8001
- Council Highland
- Parish Thurso
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND07SE 6 0635 7028.
(ND 0635 7028) Two adjoining hut circles and a mound, all grass-covered. The hut circles, 5m in diameter with some stone visible and a possible entrance, lie NW-SE, possibly on a platform. There is rig and furrow nearby.
The mound is subcircular, 15 by 9 by 2m high, composed mainly of turf. There are two circular depressions, about 3m in diameter, in the centre.
R J Mercer 1981.
Excavation (25 May 2018 - 26 May 2018)
ND 06347 70275 A programme of trial trenching was undertaken, 25 – 26 May 2018, as part of the Caithness Broch Festival. This excavation provided the local community and visitors with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in archaeology. The location of the trenches was guided by the results of a geophysical survey undertaken at the site, which had previously been recorded as a hut circle, but may represent a broch or a ‘wag’. All three trenches revealed archaeological features. Rubble and stony deposits containing artefacts were encountered, together with a hearth constructed of orthostats, a base-slab and packing stones. These features confirmed the presence of extensive later prehistoric structural remains on site. These seem to be domestic in nature.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: Caithness Broch Project
Linda Somerville – Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA)
(Source: DES Volume 19)
