Monument record MHG1025 - Enclosure, Shebster

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Grid reference Centred ND 0120 6410 (60m by 60m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND06SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish REAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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A sub-circular enclosure, c12-14m internal diameter, surviving as
an earthwork, is situated in rough pasture c. 90m OD on the lower SW-facing slope of Hill of Shebster. There is a low discontinuous bank on the W and S sides, cut into the hillside on the N and E. No sign of a ditch. (Information from R J Mercer.)
A F Harding and G E Lee 1987.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Monograph: Harding and Lee, A F and G E. 1987. Henge monuments and related sites of Great Britain: air photographic evidence and catalogue. Brit Ser. 175. 380-1, No. 281.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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