MHG11712 - Cairn; Clashmore Wood

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CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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NH79SW 4 7386 9077.

NH 7386 9077. The remains of a cairn situated in an area of cleared woodland. It is a much mutilated mound of stones now covered with heather and gorse. It measures c.17.0m in diameter and has an average height of 1.9m. On the N and W sides of the mound are large hollows, but no evidence of a cist was noted.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (W D J) 14 June 1963.

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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. . 50, No. 144.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7386 9078 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH79SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DORNOCH

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14868 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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