Monument record MHG12140 - Cairn, N side of General's Loch

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 2652 5405 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC25SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish EDDRACHILLIS

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Full Description

NC25SE 2 2652 5405.

NC 265 541. Stonework on and around two mounds, 45 ft and 40 ft in diameter and each about 4 ft high.
T C Welsh 1969.

At NC 2652 5405, on level ground above the N side of General's Loch, is a turf covered cairn. It measures some 14.0m in diameter by 0.7m high, and the W periphery is well delineated by an arc of intermittent stones the largest of which, 1.2m long and 0.6m by 0.7m appears to be a living rock; no other significant details are visible. Obscure footings of a bothy-type structure occupy the central area of the cairn.
38 metres N is a turf-covered mound some 11.0m in diameter by 0.6m high, the central area occupied by the obscure footings of a bothy-type structure. The mound bears superficial similarities to the cairn, but it lacks the formal plan form and profile, and there appears to be living rock in its content. It is almost certainly natural. Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 3 June 1980.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1969. 'Achriesgill', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1969, p.49. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 49. 49.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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