MHG44622 - Enclosure, Moss of Whilk
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- MOUND (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Scheduled Ancient Monument Management Plan, 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2008. HS, 11/03/03. See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 25/03/03
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ND24SE 8 2852 4093. Mound (NR). OS 6" map, (1959)
A low grassy hillock, 63' in diameter, with large quarried stones, showing no trace of arrangement, scattered over its surface. The mound does not seem to be high enough to cover a broch and stones are unlikely to have been removed from such an inaccessible spot. The surface is very uneven, and does not suggest a cairn.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
A turf-covered stony mound c21m diameter, and 1.5m max height, of uncertain classification. Some 20m to NE is a sub-oval enclosure measuring 17m x 13m within a peat-covered stone wall of indeterminate width. A few displaced blocks are exposed in SW arc. This site bears some resemblance to the 'Green Hill of Clayton' (ND36SW 7).
Surveyed at 1:10000 Visited by OS (A A) 19 April 1972.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2852 4092 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND24SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5799 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8717 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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