Monument record MHG12949 - Bhuachaille
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4690 5889 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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Full Description
NC45NE 3 4691 5889
(NC 4691 5889) Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1961)
It is very doubtful that this feature, discovered by the previous investigator, is a cairn. It survives as an amorphous, peat-covered swelling, about 7.5m across and 0.6m high, with little stone content. The central depression appears to be a turf-built shieling, 4.0m by 3.0m and 0.2m maximum internal height. The mound effect is probably a result of successive shielings on the same site, or the utilisation of a low eminence as a shieling stance.
Visited by OS (A C) 3 June 1959 and (N K B) 5 October 1978
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
