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MHG9182 - Peat bodies - Culrain

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Human remains were found in a peat moss before 1880. Donations of fragments of clothing and human remains from the site were made to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1880.

By Mr David Bennet, through Alexander Laing, LL.D., F.S.A.Scot., Newburgh. Portion of dress found with human skeletons in a moss near Culrain, Ross-shire.

By Thomas Mackenzie, Esq., Sheriff-Substitute, Dornoch, F.S.A.Scot. Two portions of dress, part of a shoe of leather, six human teeth, and portion of hair found at the same time as the preceding donation in a moss at Culrain. Several skeletons were discovered in cutting peats, lying irregularly in the moss, and completely clad. The clothing was taken away in fragments by people who came to see the place, attracted by the rumour of the discovery. The pieces now recovered are three small fragments of cloth of different texture, none of them exceeding 3 inches square. The cloth appears to be woollen and coarse linen, well woven, and not greatly decayed.

NH59SE 7 57 94.
Several completely-clad skeletons were found during peat-cutting in a moss near Culrain. They were lying irregularly. The cloth is woollen, well woven and not greatly decayed. Parts of clothing are in NMAS. The clothes are of unknown date. <1>

No further information found during field investigation.
Visited by OS (W D J) 22 May 1963.

GR given above is well away from Culrain and on upper slopes where there is not a chance of peat cover.
GR corrected to Culrain village which lies on lower land below lee of the hill. No obvious peat beds in area now - HAW 04/2005

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Grid reference	Centred NH 5737 9467 (6m by 6m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH59SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	KINCARDINE

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