MHG7966 - Mound - Drumderfit
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- MOUND (Undated)
- (Alternate Type) STONE CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Stone Circle (NR) (Site of) OS 6" map, (1959)
This is a featureless round mound about 30' in diameter and 2' high, completely overgrown with gorse and briars.
A A Woodham 1956.
The site of this mound is completely overgrown by whin and gorse and limits could not be accurately determined, although it would appear to be as described by Woodham.
Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R B) 16 March 1966.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 10, No. 27.
- --- SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 75.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6453 5164 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH65SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KNOCKBAIN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13608 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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