MHG11052 - Cist w Burial, Rough Haugh
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CIST (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1251 BC)
- BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1251 BC) + Sci.Date
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC74NW 6 7199 4827.
A short cist, of whinstone slabs, containing a crouched skeleton but no grave goods, was exposed in a knoll during gravel-digging in August 1932, and was excavated by Edwards, assisted by local residents. The cist was unpaved and measured about 3 feet 10 inches internally. The original cover slab had cracked across the centre and had been overlaid by another slab. Over-lying the cist was a mass of rounded boulders, large and small, which extended outwards for some distance, and this in turn was covered by 3 feet of red earth and surface soil. The site was indicated by MacKay in 1960 (A MacKay, Woody Knowe) when the gravel quarry was still identifiable.
A J H Edwards 1933; Visited by OS (J L D) 11 May 1960.
A radiocarbon date of 1495- 1405 BC was obtained for the human remains and published as part of the Beaker People Project: Scottish Samples in 2006. This dated these human remains to the Middle Bronze Age, making this short cist a rare example of a Middle Bronze Age dated funerary monument from the far north of the Scottish Mainland. <1>
See link below to Scottish Radiocarbon Database.
The human remains are listed in the Aberdeen University Museums and Collection Catalogue, under Acc. No. ABDUA:14251. They are listed under the site name '9 Holding, Strathnaver' and can be searched on their online catalogue. <2>
There is an archive file for human remains within the University of Aberdeen's Marishal Museum. <3>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1495 Text/Publication/Article: Edwards, A J H. 1933. 'Short cists in Roxburgh and Sutherland, and rock sculpturings in a cave at Wemyss, Fife', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 67 1932-3, p.164-76. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 164-76. 166-70.
- --- SHG17737 Image/Photograph(s): Rough Haugh. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17738 Image/Photograph(s): Rough Haugh. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG3156 Text/Publication/Article: Bruce, M F. 1986. Short cist human skeletal material housed in the Anthropolgical Museum and the Department of Anatomy, University of Aberdeen. SHG23463. 36-8. 38.
- <1> SHG27893 Text/Publication/Article: Sheridan. A, et al. 2006. Radiocarbon Dating Results from the Beaker People Project: Scottish Samples. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 2006. 198- 201. Paper (Copy). 201.
- <2> SHG28457 Collection/Finds Collection: University of Aberdeen. 2020. University of Aberdeen Museums and Collection Catalogue. ABDUA:14251.
- <3> SHG28458 Collection: University of Aberdeen. 2020. University of Aberdeen Museums and Collections Archive Files. ABDUA 14251.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7198 4827 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC74NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/c14index/6189 (Link to online Scottish Radiocarbon Database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6189 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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