Monument record MHG11088 - Kinbrace Farm

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8739 2888 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC82NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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NC82NE 20 8740 2888.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1962)

A heather-covered round cairn within a forest clearing untouched by ploughing.(Info from OS (EGC) 27 May 1961) It measures 11.5m in diameter with a maximum height of 1.3m. The flat top is dug into, but no cist or chamber is exposed.
Visited by OS (J B) 3 December 1976; RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909

A heather-covered cairn situated in a small clearing in the forest; it measures about 12.5m in diameter by 1.3m in height. Severe robbing hollows can be seen in the cairn.
Visited by RCAHMS (JNGR and DCC) 31 July 1991

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 134, No. 384.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1993. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Strath of Kildonan: an archaeological survey. .

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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