Monument record MHG1677 - Round Cairn, Torr Breac

Summary

Site of late Neolithic-Bronze Age possible round cairn. It has also been interpreted as a long cairn.

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Grid reference Centred ND 0875 5583 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND05NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Full Description

Though recorded by Mercer as a long cairn, Davidson and Henshall consider this to be a 'low round cairn on the end of a small natural ridge'.
R J Mercer 1985; J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1991.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 170.
  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Hill, P.H.. 1985. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: Volume III: 1982-1983. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1985. Paper and Digital. 214, no. FOR 439, fig. 22.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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