Monument record MHG10804 - Aultririe
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8787 0574 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC80NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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NC80NE 29 8788 0575.
NC 8788 0575 A ciarn measuring 4.8m E-W by 4.4m. The kerb is formed by an almost contiguous line of slabs on edge with a particularly large slab 0.7m by 0.7m by 0.4m thick, on the S side.
The cairn's centre has been excavated revealing the remains of a cist lying slightly N of centre. Two slabs remain in situ,one orientated N-W and measuring 1.1m by 0.35m by 0.15m thick, formed the N side, the other, at the E end, measures 0.7m by 0.35m by 0.1m thick. Three slabs lying 10.0m to the S are possibly from the cist. The cairn lies within an area of early field clearance heaps, see NC80NE 33).
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J B) 21 November 1975.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
