Monument record MHG12509 - Meall Meadhonach
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6102 1154 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC61SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Full Description
NC61SW 6 6103 1154.
NC 613 116. Cairn. Diameter 5.0m. Pile of stones covered with heather and vague circle of large boulders occurring at regular intervals. ? Clearance cairns.
R J Mercer 1980.
At NC 6103 1154, on a W-facing slope, is a hut circle accompanied by field clearance cairns. The hut measures 6.5m in diameter within a wall reduced to a heather-covered rubble spread 1.5m broad and 0.2m high; the entrance is in the S.
The field clearance is demonstrated by stony heaps in the vicinity of the hut and extending discontinuously over the low ridge to the SW. The 'cairn' noted by Mercer cannot be identified specifically.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (J M) 30 October 1980.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2510 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Howell, J.M.. 1980. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland, 1976-1979. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1980. Paper and Digital. 120, Dal 191.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
