Monument record MHG12416 - Cairns, Balnadelson
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6046 0611 (126m by 236m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC60NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
Map
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Full Description
Tumuli marked on 1st ed OS centred to GR given above - HAW 6/2004
NC60NW 15 604 060.
Tumuli (NR) OS 6"map, Sutherlandshire, 1st ed., (1873)
A group of 3 or 4 mounds of ordinary, low, grass-covered type.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
These are field clearance heaps.
Visited by OS (E G C) 3 July 1963.
In addition to heaps noted above a further four or five scattered clearance heaps lie 150m to NNE. These mounds are of a type usually found in asociation with hut circles, but neither huts or measurable cultivation plots are evident at either location.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 October 1980.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2653 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. RCAHMS. 2nd report & inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 145, No. 415.
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Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jul 7 2016 11:02AM
