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Stain
Grave (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Stain
Classification Grave (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Wic 114
Canmore ID 9346
Site Number ND36SW 21
NGR ND 3447 6048
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9346
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND36SW 21 3447 6048.
A possibly Early Iron Age, uncisted skeleton was found and investigated in 1981. The only significant find was a simple bronze ring. Though there was no trace of cairn nor cist, it is possible that the grave was covered by a low sand mound which was located, in very reduced form, underlying the topsoil.
C E Batey 1981 Caithness Coastal Survey.
The inhumation discovered by Miss Batey was located at ND 3447 6048; the excavation has been back-filled and there is no definite evidence of a covering cairn. No other burials have been found in the area in recent years.
Visited by OS 23 August 1982.
Project (1980 - 1982)
Excavation (1981)
A possibly Early Iron Age, uncisted skeleton was found and investigated in 1981. The only significant find was a simple bronze ring. Though there was no trace of cairn nor cist, it is possible that the grave was covered by a low sand mound which was located, in very reduced form, underlying the topsoil.
C E Batey 1981 Caithness Coastal Survey.
Field Visit (23 August 1982)
The inhumation discovered by Miss Batey was located at ND 3447 6048; the excavation has been back-filled and there is no definite evidence of a covering cairn. No other burials have been found in the area in recent years.
Visited by OS 23 August 1982.
