MHG12072 - Druim Baile Fuir North
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Scheduled Ancient Monument Management Plan, 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2008. HS, 11/03/03. See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 25/03/03
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NC50SE 18 5603 0292.
(NC 5603 0292) Cairn (NR).
OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A turf-covered cairn, situated on the edge of a declivity, consisting of a base platform 12.1m in diameter, which forms a berm 2.1m to 3.0m wide to a mound 1.2m to 1.8m high.
RCAHMS 1911; Visited by OS (R D L) 26 June 1963.
This cairn, as described by previous authorities, is situated in a clearing within a forestry plantation which encroaches on the margin of the cairn.
Revised at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (J M) 31 August 1976.
Re-scheduled by Historic Scotland, 11/03/02.
See assoc. docs. File for SMR NC50SE0012.
J Aikten : 16/05/02.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG23379 Text/Report/Management Plan: Forestry Commission & Historic Scotland. 2008. Druim Baile Fiur, Stone Circle, Cairns and Hut Circles 1200 m NW of Achany. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- 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. . 156, No. 450.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5603 0291 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM1784 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5079 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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