MHG12047 - Cairn, Ach A' Chorrain
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Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC36SE 12 3665 6149.
NC 3689 6151. A badly mutilated cairn about 54ft diameter, delimited by shallow ditch, lies between 200ft and 225ft contours. Large slabs among the cairn material probably formed a cist.
R W K Reid 1968; OS 6"map annotated by Dr C S Sandeman, Durness, 14 March 1967.
At NC 3665 6149 on a prominent false crest is a mutilated cairn about 15m diameter and 1.7m high, largely of bare rubble stones. The interior has been scooped out revealing a number of slabs which may be from a cist or chamber, but none of those visible are in situ. A shake-hole lies immeditely to E of the cairn, and the ditch extending from it around the N arc appears natural.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 22 May 1980.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3665 6149 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4827 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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