Tobar Bhuirn
Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Tobar Bhuirn
Classification Burnt Mound (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Forse House
Canmore ID 8654
Site Number ND23SW 22
NGR ND 2059 3496
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8654
- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND23SW 22 2059 3496
This possible burnt mound measures 16.5m x 10m x 1m and is pear-shaped. Visited 1984.
R J Mercer (forthcoming), Area 7, Mon. 65.
Scheduled with ND23NW 11, ND23NW 12, ND23NW 13, ND23NW 37 and ND23SW 6, ND23SW 9, ND23SW 21, ND23SW 24, ND23SW 25 as 'Forse House, settlement, field system, burnt mounds and cairns... an extensive area of remains, including those of deserted farmsteads ... together with associated cultivation remains of various dates, small cairns and burnt mounds.'
Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 30 January 2003.
Field Visit (1984)
This possible burnt mound measures 16.5m x 10m x 1m and is pear-shaped. Visited 1984.
R J Mercer (forthcoming), Area 7, Mon. 65.