Monument record MHG12476 - Cairn, Rosal

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Grid reference Centred NC 6898 4134 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC64SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish FARR

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NC64SE 25 6898 4135.
Cairn (NAT) OS 6"map, (1981)

The site and form of this cairn suggest a Bronze Age burial cairn rather than one of the numerous clearance heaps which occur nearby.
H Fairhurst 1969.

A possible burial cairn set on summit of a low crest. It measures about 7.5m in diameter and stands to 0.7m in height, surmounted by a small modern cairn. There is no sign of a kerb or cist.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 August 1978.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Fairhurst, H. 1969. 'Rosal: a deserted township in Strath Naver, Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 100 1967-8, p.135-69. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 135-69. 139.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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