Monument record MHG12082 - Carnich
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5685 0427 (501m by 211m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NC50SE 3 570 042.
(NC 5700 0422) Tumuli (NR)(site of)
OS 6"map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1907)
(NC 570 042) Tumuli (NR) (covers area of about 200m N-S)
OS 6"map, Sutherland, 1st ed., (1874)
Tumuli - "Some Tumuli are situated about 5 chains west of Carnich" (NC 567 042) Name Book 1873.
It seems probable these were mounds of the stone clearance type profuse in this neighbourhood.
Visited by OS (R D L) 28 June 1963.
In this area are occasional, low, peat or turf-covered mounds of probably prehistoric cultivation, overtaken by early-modern agriculture. Visited by OS (J M) 1 September 1976.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3363 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 31, 64.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 6 2016 3:26PM
