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Yarrows

Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Site Name Yarrows

Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 9040

Site Number ND34SW 34

NGR ND 308 434

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

ND34SW 34 308 434.

A burnt mound, near Yarhouse broch (ND34SW 1) was opened by Joseph Anderson about 1871. It measured 20 to 30ft in diameter and up to 4ft in height, and was composed of burnt and broken stones, 2 to 3ins across, covering layers of flat evenly-laid stones. The interstices were filled with unctuous black mould. Finds included charcoal, cinders, vitrified stones, and bones, burnt and unburnt.

J Anderson 1873

This mound was not located.

Visited by OS (N K B) 4 May 1967.

The exact location of the burnt mound that stood 'near Yarhouse broch' (ND34SW 1) and was excavated by Joseph Anderson in about 1871 is not recorded. No burnt mounds were found in the vicinity of the broch during the 2004 RCAHMS survey.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 15 June 2004

Activities

Field Visit (4 May 1967)

This mound was not located.

Visited by OS (N K B) 4 May 1967.

Field Visit (15 June 2004)

The exact location of the burnt mound that stood 'near Yarhouse broch' (ND34SW 1) and was excavated by Joseph Anderson in about 1871 is not recorded. No burnt mounds were found in the vicinity of the broch during the 2004 RCAHMS survey.

Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 15 June 2004

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