MHG10289 - Caen Burn

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CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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ND01NW 22 011 182.
Tumuli (NR) OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1908)

Caen Burn - There are numerous small mounds of the usual type scattered along the side of the glen .
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.

These small insignificant mounds are stone clearance heaps. Both banks of the Caen Burn have been heavily populated at one time (See ND01NW 7, 8, 9, 10 and 41 ).
Visited by OS (W D J) 23 June 1960.

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--- SHG2657 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. . 109, No. 317.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 0115 1824 (157m by 156m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND01NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	KILDONAN

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/7437 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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