MHG10776 - Field system and clearance cairns - Dail Na Drochaide
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC75NW 23 719 569.
(NC 719 569) A group of field clearance heaps covering an area of about 500m north west-south east by 100m north east-south west.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (J L D) 2 May 1960.
These clearance heaps, about 10.0m to 30.0m apart, among rough grazing comprise a field system. No measurable hut circles or plots can be identified. Low banks in the area are more recent.
Visited by OS (J B) 8 August 1977.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG17916 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17917 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17918 Image/Photograph(s): Dail Na Drochaide. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- 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. . 85, No. 245.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7195 5698 (229m by 497m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6225 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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