Monument record MHG5590 - Guirdil, Rhum
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3226 0142 (18m by 18m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG30SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
A robbed cairn on a knoll in heathland, with NW aspect, altitude 80-90m OD and AP no 70/206/228:DAP Survey
Info from SMR card.
Conspicuously situated on a hilltop at NG 3229 0147 is a mound of bare stones about 9m in diameter by 0.4m in height and the top has been disturbed by the erection of a hut. May 1983"
Soc Ant Scot:1983:Arch Sites & Mons of Rhum: RCAHMS:pp7:No 2.
NG30SW 4 3226 0142.
A probable cairn, conspicuously situated on a hilltop.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS May 1972.
The remains of what is probably a cairn are situated on a knoll (94m OD) about 310m ENE of Guirdil bothy. The mound of stones measures about 9m in diameter by 0.4m in height and the top has been disturbed by the erection of a hut.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983
Two small structures have been built out of the cairn material: one is on the side of the cairn and the other a few metres to the NE.
NMRS MS/868/1
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2674 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1983. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Rhum, Lochaber District, Highland Region. . 7, No.2.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
