Monument record MHG2328 - burial cairn, Carn Liath
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2575 5096 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Carn Liath (NR) Human Remains found (NAT)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Cairn - "Cairn Liath", Flex Hill: The site of this large cairn, which has measured some 66' in diameter, is some 100 yds E of road.
RCAHMS 1911.
The remains of Carn Liath consist of a disturbed area of scattered stones c. 24m in diameter, with a maximum height of 1m. There is no trace of a cist nor a chamber. On edge of cairn in the SE are four large boulders, three prostrate and one upright, possibly from a kerb although there is no further trace of one. Running NW from NW edge of the cairn for about 22m is a line of turf-covered boulders, apparently part of a wall of indeterminate date.
Visited by OS (A A) 22 March 1972.
(ND 2576 5096) Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
Carn Liath, scattered remains of a cairn as described by previous
OS field surveyor. Visited by OS (N K B) 29 April 1982.
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. . 134, No. 489.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
