Monument record MHG6966 - Allt Na Leacainn

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 8816 4399 (268m by 221m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH84SE
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish ARDCLACH
Geographical Area NAIRN

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Full Description

NH84SE 5 881 440.

Centred at NH 881 440 is an area of stone clearance heaps of the type usually associated with hut circles. They are greatly obscured by peat and best seen to the E of the public road where the heather is burnt. No cultivation plots can be identified and no huts are evident.
Visited by OS (A A) 3 February 1971.

This scattered group of small cairns, which measures up to 4m in diameter, is situated on a gently sloping terrace on both sides of the public road.
RCAHMS 1978, visited April 1978.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 13, No. 78.

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Record last edited

May 24 2016 1:15PM

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