Allt Nan Uamh
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Allt Nan Uamh
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 85629
Site Number NC21NE 7
NGR NC 2558 1800
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/85629
- Council Highland
- Parish Assynt
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (15 May 1995)
A large C-shaped burnt mound is situated beside a small water course draining into the N side of the Allt nan Uamh.
Visited by RCAHMS (DCC) 15 May 1995
Field Visit (28 November 2009)
NC 25632 18045
There is no sign of the burnt mound at the previously-cited NGR. A pile of unstructured stones is visible, but this does not resemble a burnt mound. Further upslope, adjacent to the issue of a small spring/stream a crude platform is apparent, comprising varied stones up to 50cm in length and built to a height of no more than 1m. The platform levels an uneven area of ground forming an visible area of 7m x 6m but may continue below the bracken to the north-west. It is roughly aligned SW-NE and abuts a steep hillside to the north-east. The south-west extent ramps down over a distance of 3m and up to 1m in height.
(HLP_no 40)
Assynt's Hidden Lives Project 2009
