Brounaban
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Site Name Brounaban
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 9041
Site Number ND34SW 35
NGR ND 3240 4348
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9041
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 35 3240 4348
A burnt mound, near Brounaben broch (ND34SW 33), was opened by 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 evenly-laid flat stones. The interstices were filled with unctuous black mould. Finds included charcoal, cinders, vitrified stones, and bits of bone, burnt and unburnt, and in the centre was found a possible short cist (Anderson 1873) or a fire-box or water-tank (Calder 1966).
J Anderson 1873; C S T Calder 1965.
This mound was not located.
Visited by OS (R L), 19 April 1967.
Nothing is now visible of the burnt mound opened by Anderson in about 1871. A contemporary drawing of the profile of the mound viewed from the S (DC 44308) shows that it measured about 15m in diameter by 1.25m in height. The mound stood beside a burn about 73m E of the broch ND34SW 33, which would place it at about ND 3240 4348, in part of the field that has since been improved.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 30 June 2004.
Sketch Drawing (1 January 1871 - 31 December 1871)
Pen and wash illustration through burnt mound.
Field Visit (19 April 1967)
ND34SW 35 3240 4348.
This mound was not located.
Visited by OS (R L), 19 April 1967.
Field Visit (30 June 2004)
ND34SW 35 3240 4348.
Nothing is now visible of the burnt mound opened by Anderson in about 1871. A contemporary drawing of the profile of the mound viewed from the S (DC 44308) shows that it measured about 15m in diameter by 1.25m in height. The mound stood beside a burn about 73m E of the broch ND34SW 33, which would place it at about ND 3240 4348, in part of the field that has since been improved.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 30 June 2004.
