Monument record MHG9321 - Cross Incised Stone, Learable Hill

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Location

Grid reference Centred NC 8920 2349 (10m by 10m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC82SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

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Full Description

NC82SE 1 8925 2349.

(NC 8925 2349) Cross-marking Stone (NR)
OS 6"map, (1962)

A cross-marked standing stone 5'2" high, 2'8" broad and 9.5" thick. It faces east-west and bears on its upper west face a plain Latin cross 6 3/4" long by 5" across the arms, the grooves being about 1" broad. RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909

The stone is as described by the RCAHMS but some excavation appears to have taken place around the base.
Visited by OS (W D J) 19 May 1961

The standing stone is as described by the RCAHMS. An opened clearance heap abuts it on the NNE side.
Visited by OS (J B) 23 December 1976

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 133, No. 380.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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