Monument record MHG12967 - Meall Nan Cra

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 3870 5874 (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 believed to be a Neolithic chambered cairn, filed in NC35NE0003 - HAW 11/2003

NC35NE 5 3870 5874.
(NC 3870 5874) A cairn lies, at an elevation of 1075ft, about 100yds NW of NC35NE 2. It is constructed of thin slabs placed on edge with their long axes tangential to the 'circle', 17 ft by 14 ft.
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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Record last edited

Aug 2 2016 2:50PM

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