Monument record MHG12938 - Lochside
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4755 5955 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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NC45NE 12 4755 5956.
(NC 4755 5956) A possible cairn lies on a small prominence on the 100ft contour, on the W side of the road. It consists of a circular stony bank, 11m in diameter over all, enclosing a hollow. On the NW and S twelve stones, between 0.8m and 0.9m broad and 1.0m in maximym height, are set contiuously to form two arcs.
T C Welsh 1973; Information from T C Welsh, 23 July 1973.
NC 4755 5959. This is not a cairn but an arrangement comprising an amorphous mound, partly or wholly a result of clearance, and the boulder footings forming three sides of a rectangular building or enclosure. All are of early modern date.
Visited by OS (N K B) 25 October 1978.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1084 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1973. 'Long Hope, possible cairn', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.56. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 56. 56.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
