Monument record MHG11805 - Newton Point
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7113 8775 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NH78NW 8 7113 8776.
(NH 7113 8776) Cairn (NR) (rems of)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1973)
A large tumulus, mostly of earth. It has never been explored, but has been partly destroyed, "but to no great extent at present".
Name Book 1874.
A cairn which has been excavated and almost completely carted away for road metal.
RCAHMS 1911.
Situated on a raised beach at Newton Point are the remains of a turf and whin-covered cairn 12.0m in diameter. The interior has been robbed to ground level and all that remains is a penannular rim up to 3.5m wide and 0.5m high. The content where exposed is of beach stones.
Visited by OS (N K B) 24 October 1969 and 10 December 1980.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. . 30, No. 77.
- --- SHG3390 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 129.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2010 3:21PM
