Monument record MHG12001 - Lairg Muir, South
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5900 0730 (29m by 29m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Full Description
NC50NE 37 5900 0730.
(NC 5900 0730) Cairn (NR). OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
Lairg Moor, South: The site of a round chambered cairn. The cairn was about 47ft diameter, but has now been almost totally removed except for a ring about 2ft high round the edge. A number of large stones in centre are obviously not earthfast and there is now no indication that there was a chamber. In 1909 RCAHMS (1911) reported 'a portion, however, still remains across the centre, from which the ends of several large upright stones protrude, indicating the chambered character of construction'.
RCAHMS 1911; A S Henshall 1963.
The remains of this cairn are as described above. It measures about 14m in diameter and the maximum height is 1m. A mutilated mound occupies the centre of the cairn but no evidence of a chamber was noted. Revised 1/2500.
Visited by OS (W D J) 26 June 1963.
This chambered cairn is as previously described.
Resurveyed at 1:2500 and 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 13 August 1976.
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. . 156, No. 453.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 322, SUT 39.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
