Monument record MHG1626 - Cairn, Berriedale Water

Summary

Site of cairn that may represent field clearance or burial. It may also have been erected to function as nothing more than a shepherds cairn.

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Grid reference Centred ND 0868 2927 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND02NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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No change. There are insufficient remains here to indicate a burial cairn. Visited by OS (N K B) 23 November 1982.

These few loose stones may only be the remains of a shepherd's cairn. Visited by OS (A A) 21 March 1968

On a prominent knoll, are the slight remains of a cairn, consisting of a small pile of stones with a flat slab in the centre. The perimeter is not definable, but it must have been at least 7m diameter.
Visited by OS (J L D) 2 July 1960.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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