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MHG11927 - Cairn - Fouhlin

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On flat, marshy ground at the head of Loch Eriboll is a small cairn.

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(NC 4010 5428) Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1961)

On low-lying ground at the S end of Loch Eriboll, there is a small cairn whose appearance is accentuated by a change in vegetation. It measures 9.5m in diameter by 0.7m in height; there are a few stones protruding through the turf and also lying loose on the surface.
Visited by OS (A C) 3 June 1959; Info from Dr C S Sandeman, 2 March 1959.

As described by the previous field investigator.
Visited by OS (N K B) 27 November 1978.

A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

On flat, marshy ground at the head of Loch Eriboll is a small cairn as described in the NMRS after site visits by OS (AC) in 1959 and 1978 (NKB). Also noted by this survey was the possible remnants of another cairn approximately 50 m north of this at the edge of the loch. The measurements of this cairn are 10 m across, extending 2 m inland and standing 0.5 m high. This feature is now mostly eroded away into the loch. <1>

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4010 5428 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC45SW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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