Monument record MHG6628 - Beinn A' Chapuill, Raasay

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Grid reference Centred NG 5744 4378 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG54SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish PORTREE

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NG54SE 15 5745 4378

Lying close to the burn that flows down into South Screapadal at a height of 270m OD is a small cairn of small to medium sized stones. The cairn is 2.5m in diameter and 0.6m high and lies on level ground on a sloping hillside. Local information states that it is a coffin stand where bearers rested on the walk to the church at Clachan.
Visited by S Hothersall, 27 March 1991.
R Miket et al 1991; NMRS MS/530.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Miket, R {et al.}. 1991. 'Survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.43-5, 46. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43-5, 46. 45.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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