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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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9040
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
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
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
