Monument record MHG13254 - Lairg Moor
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5850 0685 (60m by 60m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Full Description
A low mound, 16m E-W by 8m, surrounded by a bank and ditch. To the S, forming a rectangular enclosure with this and the hillside, is an L-shaped ditch, between banks, with a W-facing entrance.
T C Welsh 1973.
The 'low mound' noted by Welsh is a sub-rectangular level platform set into a S-facing slope, with shallow ditches (presumably for drainage) along the east and west sides. The purpose of this construction and the adjacent enclosure is uncertain; the somewhat sharp outline of the banks and ditches would tend to suggest a recent construction, possibly in association with the nearby disused quarry.
Visited by OS (NKB) 14 September 1976.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG1021 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1973. 'Lairg Muir, possible long cairn, enclosures', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.55. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 55. 55.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
