Monument record MHG1078 - Kerb Cairn, Dun Burn
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1050 2502 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND12NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
This cairn, situated on the summit of a spur, is obscured by peat, but recent heather burning has partly exposed the rubble content, and at least seven kerb-stones, maximum height 0.6m, in the S and SE arcs. The cairn can now be seen to be closer to 10m in diameter and 0.8m high. Visited by OS (N K B) 9 November 1982.
(ND 1051 2502) Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, (1965)
A large earth-and-stone mound covered with grass and bracken, measuring about 16.6m in diameter and 2m high. The top is flat and slightly hollowed, with some stones protruding from it. It is probably a burial cairn, but it should be noted that 25m NW of it is a large hollow or pit, approximately 14m in diameter and 1.2m deep, which may have some bearing on the cairn.
Visited by OS (W D J) 21 June 1960.
On moorland high above right bank of Berriedale Water, and about a third of a mile N of junction of the Allt an Duin with that stream, is a stony mound from which large stones protrude, and which is possibly a cairn. It is some 40ft diameter and 5-6ft high.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Mound (NR) OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1908)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 74, No. 269.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
