Monument record MHG998 - Clearance Cairn, Hill of Shebster

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Grid reference Centred ND 0104 6420 (106m by 82m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND06SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish REAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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There are the remains of two or three stony mounds on the slope of the Hill of Shebster to the S of the cairn noted on ND06SW 5 (at ND 011 646).
RCAHMS 1911.

On the S side of the Hill of Shebster, at ND 010 642 there are about half a dozen heather-covered mounds, probably field clearance heaps. These are possibly the mounds noted by the RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (J B) 5 December 1981.

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  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 101, No. 366.

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Record last edited

May 31 2016 11:49AM

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