Monument record MHG9189 - Carn Bhrain

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Grid reference Centred NH 5250 8739 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH58NW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish KINCARDINE

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NH58NW 1 525 874.

Carn Bhren {NAT} OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)

Carn Bhren or Carn Breathainn. There is a legend connecting it with Fingal's dog Bran. He entered a cairn there and was never seen again. It means Raven's Cairn.
W J Watson 1904.

Carn Bhren is a hill with broken natural outcrop on knolls in abundance. There is no trace of a cairn on or around it.
Visited by OS (R D L) 21 May 1963.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1904. Place names of Ross and Cromarty. 11-12.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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