Monument record MHG12047 - Cairn, Ach A' Chorrain
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3665 6149 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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NC36SE 12 3665 6149.
NC 3689 6151. A badly mutilated cairn about 54ft diameter, delimited by shallow ditch, lies between 200ft and 225ft contours. Large slabs among the cairn material probably formed a cist.
R W K Reid 1968; OS 6"map annotated by Dr C S Sandeman, Durness, 14 March 1967.
At NC 3665 6149 on a prominent false crest is a mutilated cairn about 15m diameter and 1.7m high, largely of bare rubble stones. The interior has been scooped out revealing a number of slabs which may be from a cist or chamber, but none of those visible are in situ. A shake-hole lies immeditely to E of the cairn, and the ditch extending from it around the N arc appears natural.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 22 May 1980.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1366 Text/Publication/Article: Reid, R W K. 1968. 'Prehistoric settlement in Durness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 99 1966-7, p.21-53. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 21-53. 41, No. 73.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
