Monument record MHG31943 - Clearance cairns - Breac-achadh

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Grid reference Centred NC 8472 1196 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC81SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish CLYNE

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Clearance Cairns.
Uppermost, moss and heather-covered clearance cairn, in a field of 7 below and to the E. They are <1m high and 2-3m in diameter, set on the upper part of a moderate to gentle, SE-sloping hillside, to the NE of a modern plantation. There is no trace of any associated settlement, but the adjacent plantation may obscure this. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay N. 2003. Report on Walk-Over Archaeological Survey: Proposed Windfarm Access Route, Gordonbush, Sutherland. Unaffiliated. 03/03/2003. Paper (Copy). p.46, Feature 171.

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Record last edited

May 20 2014 2:06PM

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