Monument record MHG863 - Mutilated Shepherds Cairn, Cnoc Nan Clach
Summary
Mutilated possible cairn. Previous interpretations have described the feature as both a shepherds cairn and burial cairn.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0950 4713 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND04NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
The site, as described by the previous field investigator, is too amorphous for certain classification. Apart from two or three stones exposed, which form no distinctive pattern, there is no evidence for an earlier cairn.
Visited by OS (J B) 17 March 1982.
Shepherd's Cairn (NAT) OS 6" map, (1963)
Situated on rising ground is a small shepherd's cairn around which is a disturbed area about 6m in diameter. In this disturbed area are a number of large stones. Two of them at least are earthfast and appear to form part of a segment of a possible kerb on the SW side. It is possible that this is the site of an earlier, possibly sepulchral, cairn.
Visited by OS (J L D) 11 April 1961.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
