Broubster
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Structure (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Broubster
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric), Structure (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 7958
Site Number ND06SW 30
NGR ND 0298 6013
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7958
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND06SW 30 0298 6013.
At ND 0298 6013 is a turf-covered burnt mound measuring 11.0m N-S by 6.0m and 0.9m high; it is formed by two distinct N and S peaks, a depression in the E faces a damp, reed-filled hollow. Where the turf has eroded, a content of burnt stone is visible. Some 9.0m to the W, a small indistinct hollow, about 3.0m across, is possibly the site of an associated structure.
Surveyed at 1:10,000
Visited by OS (J B) 28 September 1981.
Field Visit (28 September 1981)
At ND 0298 6013 is a turf-covered burnt mound measuring 11.0m N-S by 6.0m and 0.9m high; it is formed by two distinct N and S peaks, a depression in the E faces a damp, reed-filled hollow. Where the turf has eroded, a content of burnt stone is visible. Some 9.0m to the W, a small indistinct hollow, about 3.0m across, is possibly the site of an associated structure.
Surveyed at 1:10,000
Visited by OS (J B) 28 September 1981.
