MHG11847 - Stone Circle, on road Betw Lairg & Altnaharra

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STONE CIRCLE (Undated)

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NC50NE 51 5806.

On the road between Lairg (NC 58 06) and Altnaharra (NC 56 35), a short way beyond Lairg, on the right hand, there is a small circle of high stones 10 or 12 feet in diameter.
J Horsburgh 1870.

There is no trace and no local knowledge of this alleged stone circle in an area now largely afforested.
Visited by OS (N K B) 30 August 1976.

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--- SHG1182 Text/Publication/Article: Horsburgh, J. 1870. 'Notes of cromlechs, duns, hut-circles, chambered cairns, and other remains, in the County of Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7, 1866-8, pp 271-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 271.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5800 0600 (40m by 40m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC50NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	LAIRG

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/5023 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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