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MHG63564 - Burnt Mound - Allt Bad a' Chrasgaidh

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A burnt mound at Allt Bad a' Chrasgaidh.

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NC70SW 144 7461 0270

There are three burnt mounds disposed over a distance of 310m along the banks of the upper reaches of the Allt Bad a? Chrasgaidh. Two (ROG95 237 and 249, NC 7462 0248 and NC 7462 0280) are oval, measuring 9.5m from N to S by 9m transversely and 11.5m from WNW to ESE by 8m respectively, and stand 0.8m and 1m high; the larger has an edge of large boulders on the SW arc. The third mound (ROG95 250, NC 7461 0270) is C-shaped and measures 11.5m across by 0.8m high with a trough on the SE marked on one side by a large stone.
(ROG95 237, 249-50)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 6 June 1995

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. See MHG28314 and MHG63563 for first and second mounds. (TB 16/10/24)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 7460 0269 (15m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC70SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	GOLSPIE

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