MHG12079 - Kerb Cairn, Pitarxie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- KERB CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC50SE 27 5745 0395.
(NC 5745 0395) Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1970)
A stony hillock, almost circular, measuring 11.5m N-S by 11m by 1.5m high. It appears to be a cairn, although there is no definite evidence of kerbing. At the centre of the flat top there is a thin slab 0.9m long set on edge and oriented NE-SW.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (E G C) 1 July 1963.
This is undoubtedly a cairn as described above, except that three or four stones forming an arc at the NE periphery are of a retaining kerb indicating a diameter of 11.0m.
Visited by OS (J M) 10 August 1976.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5745 0395 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC50SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | LAIRG |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5089 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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