Monument record MHG1615 - Site of Cairn, Big Keoltag
Summary
Remains of cairn.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9744 6469 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
A turf-covered, flat-topped cairn, reduced to 22m in diameter and 0.8m high, otherwise as described.
Visited by OS (J M) 15 July 1981.
The remains of a large grass-covered cairn, 1.5m high and 24m E-W by 18m transversely, have been hollowed out in the top and mutilated by minor quarrying in the N periphery.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 23 November 1964.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
The remains of a possible cairn, about 50ft in diameter.
RCAHMS 1911.
Mound (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 104-5, No. 383.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
