Monument record MHG55764 - Possible clearance cairn - Allt an Lochain Duibhaidh, Durness

Summary

A stone pile, a possible clearance cairn, at Allt an Lochain Dubhaidh, Durness.

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Grid reference Centred NC 45075 53745 (9m by 9m)
Map sheet NC45SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish DURNESS

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A stone pile, a possible clearance cairn at Allt an Lochain Dubhaidh, Durness. The site was seen during a walkover survey by C Dagg in 2011 in advance of a proposed forestry planting scheme. It was located in an area of grass and bracken adjacent to a small watercourse and was an amorphous pile of medium-sized stones. It was interpreted as fiedl clearance, more likely to be to improve grazing than to prepare ground for cultivation. <1>

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  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg C.. 2011. Loch Hope, Eriboll Estate, Durness, Sutherland: Native Woodland Planting Scheme Compartments 2 and 3 Archaeological Evaluation. Unaffiliated. Digital. p.6 site 8.

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2012 10:29AM

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