Monument record MHG12079 - Kerb Cairn, Pitarxie
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5745 0395 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Full Description
NC50SE 27 5745 0395.
(NC 5745 0395) Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A stony hillock, almost circular, measuring 11.5m N-S by 11m by 1.5m high. It appears to be a cairn, although there is no definite evidence of kerbing. At the centre of the flat top there is a thin slab 0.9m long set on edge and oriented NE-SW.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (E G C) 1 July 1963.
This is undoubtedly a cairn as described above, except that three or four stones forming an arc at the NE periphery are of a retaining kerb indicating a diameter of 11.0m.
Visited by OS (J M) 10 August 1976.
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. . 156, No. 452.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
