Monument record MHG9921 - Carn Liath

Summary

No summary available.

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 9171 2033 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC92SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish KILDONAN

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

NC92SW 2 9172 2033.

(NC 9172 2033) Carn Liath (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)

A large, mutilated, earth and stone mound, known as Carn
Leath (Information from pre-1815 estate map of Strath Kildonan held in Dunrobin estate office), is a burial cairn.
Surveyed at 1:2500 (Information from OS (R L) 21 Feburary 1968
Visited by OS (W D J) 3 June 1961

Carn Liath, (name verified), a cairn, is set on a spur near the foot of a slope, a vantage point for the low ground to the SW. It is ill-defined but would have been about 17.0m diameter, and, at present, is 1.5m high. Material has been quarried out of the NE segment leaving a peripheral ridge of rubble. At the centre a rough slab protrudes, one or two lesser boulder slabs lie displaced round about, but these do not appear to indicate a chamber. The body infill is typical cairn rubble.
Visited by OS (J M) 9 December 1976.


Carn Liath (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG14749.

Carn Liath (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG14750.

Carn Liath and Halgarry (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG14745.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Carn Liath and Halgarry. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Carn Liath. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
  • --- Image/Photograph(s): Carn Liath. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.