Monument record MHG12965 - Meall Nan Cra

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Grid reference Centred NC 3874 5868 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC35NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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Scheduling documents refer to a group of cairns at least one of which is belived to be a |Neolithic chambered cairn - HAW 11/2003

NC35NE 3 3875 5869.
(NC 3875 5869) A possible cairn, oval, measuring 16 ft by 13 ft, lies about 80 ft NW of NC35NE 2.
R Reid 1968; Information from Dr C S Sandeman, Durness, 14 March 1967.

This is a natural accumulation of broken slab in a glacial field. It is a feature of the area.
Visited by OS (J M) 15 April 1980.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Reid, R W K. 1968. 'Prehistoric settlement in Durness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 99 1966-7, p.21-53. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 21-53. 42, No. 77.

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Aug 2 2016 2:50PM

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