Monument record MHG11747 - Long cairn; Skelbo Wood
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7863 9428 (48m by 59m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
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Full Description
In Forestry plantation cleared of trees and visible as markered trees around it. Still covered with brash from tree felling and overgown at time of visit. Runs roughly N-S. Under conditions structure not obvious other than as obscure irregular linear mound - HAW 8/2003
NH79SE 5 7863 9427.
Cairn (NR) (remains of) OS 6" map, (1960)
The remains of a cairn obscured by undergrowth and a young plantation. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
A mound of stones measuring approx 32m NNE by 14m transversely and c.0.5m high. It is now so mutilated by forestry ploughing and obscured by heather and young trees, that it cannot be classified.
Visited by OS (A A) 24 March 1971.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2657 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. . 49, No. 140.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
