Monument record MHG39180 - Cairn; Eyre Point

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Grid reference Centred NG 5798 3421 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG53SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PORTREE

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Surveyed by ACFA 2003 (SMR report 1430)
A small round cairn covered in grass, heather and bracken. Measures 6.5m N-S, 7.5m E-W and 1m in height. Stoney interior with signs of quarrying (probably for construction of trackway and barn. A large central stone, 1.2x0.7m, is a possible capstone.
A possbile stone and turf bank surrounds the cairn most notable on the N & W sides where it measures 0.5m wide and 0.35m high.
Second Cairn lies 9m to SW - NG53SE0020
DEH 20/04/05

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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