Monument record MHG30665 - Clearance cairn, Millcraig
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred NH 65799 71602 (34m by 24m) (Estimated from sources) |
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Map sheet | NH67SE |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
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Full Description
Five stone cairns/dumps were noted by Laurence and Pamela Draper in 2002. The approximate positions of the cairns were established by taking GPS readings from the road and estimating the distance to the cairns. All the cairns are at a similar altitude of about 124 to 140m. At least one seems to have had stones of a different ("newer") colour dumped on it.
Information supplied by L & P Draper, 13/02/02. <1>
The estimated grid reference supplied for this cairn was NH 6580 7165. The mapped location has been estimated from aerial photography. <2>
These cairns are probably consumption or clearance cairns dating to the formation of the fields, probably in the early 19th century. The stone piles may mask earlier field clearance from the early historic or prehistoric period, or prehistoric burial cairns of which there are several in the area. <3>
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 14 2011 4:10PM