Monument record MHG742 - Probable Kerb Cairn, Little Rock
Summary
Site of probable late neolithic-bronze age kerb cairn.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9763 6370 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
A cairn as described, completely overgrown with whin but for the S sector.
Revised at 1:10560. Visited by OS (J M) 11 August 1981.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
There is a small cairn 6m in diameter and 0.5m high. On SW periphery a kerb about 0.2m high is clearly visible, and although there is no visual evidence, this would appear to be a burial cairn.
(Visible on RAF air photographs 106G/Scot/UK 75: 4363-4 (flown 1946).
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 27 November 1964 and (J L D) 25 June 1960
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2038 Text/Publication/Volume: Cathy Dagg. 1998. Archaeological Survey of a Proposed WGS plantation at Sandside Estate, Caithness.
- --- SHG20985 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg C. 1998. Archaeological Survey of a proposed Woodland Grant Scheme plantation at Sandside Estate near Thurso, Caithness. . Digital.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 4 2016 12:27PM
