Monument record MHG1696 - Cairn, Mell Head

Summary

Site of cairn. It is not known if this is a modern feature or a prehistoric burial cairn.

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Grid reference Centred ND 3426 7607 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND37NW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish CANISBAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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In pasture and crossed by a fence, is a turf-covered, artificial mound measuring 11m in diameter and 0.4m high. The remains are insufficient for certain identification; they may be modern, a beacon stance etc, but they are more probably of a Bronze Age burial cairn, though no stone is exposed.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J B) 19 July 1982.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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