MHG11986 - Mounds, Nr Sub station, Lairg Muir
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- MOUND (Modern - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
- (Former Type) CHAMBERED LONG CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Recorded in survey by Dr Thomas C. Welsh, Sept. 1998. <1>
See assoc. docs.
EM 18/08/2004
NC50NE 2 5871 0714.
(NC 5871 0714) (OS 6" map, annontated by T C Welsh) A possible long cairn comprising a low, grassy mound of stones about 1m high, 57m long and 15m wide at the SW end tapering gradually towards NE. What may be a short cist 0.9m by 1m lies 6m in from SW end. <2>
See assoc. docs. File for SMR NH80NE0045.
The long mound described by Welsh is at NC 5764 0708; there is a mound of similar size and shape at NC 5772 0705. They occur on a SE facing moorland slope close to to an electricity sub-station built within the last twenty years, and though local verification cannot be obtained, they are almost certainly dumps from the excavations for the sub-station. The 'mounds' recent origin is suggested by the covering of turf and rank grass in an area of heather; where the content is exposed, it is of light brown sub-soil and boulders, the latter unweathered. The supposed cist noted by Welsh is a fortuitous arrangement of boulders. Visited by OS (N K B) 9 August 1976.
Kinnes 1992 cites this as one of four non-Megalithic long barrows in the Highlands, all in SE Sutherland. None have been excavated. He does not reference the 1976 OS visit and its interpretation as a modern spoil heap. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2927 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, Dr TC. 09/1998. The Invisible Site Finder: A personal view of the role of interpretive survey in archaeology, based on thirty years experience as an independent site-finder, and a comment on the low visibility imposed by restricted access to publication. Unaffiliated. . Pp. 50.
- <2> SHG1021 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1973. 'Lairg Muir, possible long cairn, enclosures', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.55. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 55. Pp. 55.
- <3> SHG28003 Text/Publication: Kinnes, I. A. 1992. Non-Megalithic Long Barrows and Allied Structures in the British Neolithic. British Museum Occasional Paper No. 52: London. British Musuem. Pp 18, 160.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5871 0714 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4988 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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