Monument record MHG53820 - Clearance cairns, Dalreavoch

Summary

Several small clearance cairns recorded during walkover survey.

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Grid reference NC 7575 0901 (point) (GPS derived)
Map sheet NC70NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS

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Several small clearance cairns, and local single large boulders up to 0.5m in diameter, delineate the lower boundary between the rig and furrow cultivation of MHG53818 and the lower ground. They are generally aligned in a broad curve at the top of the break of slope, on the upper edge of an open birch stance. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay, N. 09/2009. Dalreavoch-Sciberscross, Strath Brora, Sutherland: A Report on an Archaeological Walk-Over Survey. Unaffiliated. Digital. Feature 8.

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Record last edited

Sep 29 2010 9:32AM

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