Achairn Burn, Newlands
Midden(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Achairn Burn, Newlands
Classification Midden(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 8977
Site Number ND34NW 7
NGR ND 328 496
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34NW 7 328 496.
Two separate strata of ashes have been exposed by the Burn of Haster in cutting through its old bed about 1/4 mile downstream from the Cairn Hill broch (ND34NW 4).
Each stratum is about 20ft long and 3 to 6ins thick. Lying on top of old river gravel they are covered by 2 to 2 1/2ft of black earth; one stratum is a little further downstream from the other but both contain wood, charcoal, traces of bones and a few pieces of pottery similar to that found in the Cairn Hill broch. One piece from here is very impressed with seed grains and a leaf.
J Anderson 1866.
Area ND 328 496. No trace could be found of these strata. No further information.
Visited by OS (R D L) 26 April 1963.
No change to the previous field report.
Visited by OS (J B) 1 September 1982.
