Monument record MHG11398 - Clearance cairns, Melness

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Grid reference Centred NC 5787 6066 (76m by 73m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC56SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish TONGUE

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NC56SE 13 578 606.
Cairnfield: Oval arrangement, at least ten cairns and stony mounds 3-4m in diameter, but several exceed 5m in diameter, 1m in height.
Info contained in letter from T C Welsh to OS 23 July 1973

On a south-east facing slope are about a dozen scattered clearance mounds as described by Welsh. Their size and disposition suggest a prehistoric origin but neither field plots nor hut circles can be identified.
Visited by OS (NKB) 10 October 1978

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1973. 'Melness House, circular enclosure, stony mound, small cairns', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.57. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 57. 57, (small cairns).

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Aug 11 2016 9:43AM

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