Monument record MHG28933 - Cairns - Aultgill

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Grid reference Centred NM 6654 7435 (20m by 20m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NM67SE
Civil Parish ARISAIG AND MOIDART
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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Two substantial cairns, 5m long by 2m wide by 1m high, are sited within a drystone enclosure. They may only be clearance cairns but are not paralleled by similar features in an area of extensive post-medieval settlement. <1> <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J. 1996. An Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Native Woodland at Glenuig, Moidart. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 15/11/1996. Site 22/4.
  • <2> Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1997. 'Glenuig (Arisaig & Moidart parish), cairns', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1997, p.44. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44. 44.

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Record last edited

Jan 30 2017 10:21AM

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