Monument record MHG22357 - Cairn, Salen

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Location

Grid reference Centred NM 6860 6519 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM66NE
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish ARDNAMURCHAN
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Full Description

Scheduled 28/8/00
JW
14/11/00
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NMRS notes:
NM66NE 11 686 652
NM 686 652. In a low ridge in the oak/birch woodland 0.5km NW of Salen Hotel is a round cairn, 10.5m in diameter and 1.7m in height. Several possible kerb stones are visible but the site is covered in vegetation and difficult to interpret.
Sponsor: Forest Enterprise Lochaber
J E Kirby 1996

Scheduled Ancient Monument Management Plan, SAM No. 7818.
Received 24/07/01.
See assoc. docs. File.

J Aitken : 27/08/01.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Kirby, J E. 1996. 'Salen (Ardnamurchan parish), round cairn, depopulated settlement, recessed platform', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1996, p.58. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 58. 58.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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