MHG1223 - Site of Two Cairns - Creag Bhreac Mhor

Summary

Site of 2 cairns. Previous authorities have interpreted the features as hut circles.

Type and Period (2)

CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
(Alternate Type) HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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None recorded

Full Description

Situated on a prominent ridge, immediately NW of the stone rows in a hollow (see ND06NW 8), are two denuded heather-covered cairns, not hut circles. They are circular, 8m in diameter and 0.2m high, each with a distinct central depression. The content is not exposed.
Revised at 1:10560. Visited by OS (N K B) 24 November 1981.

(ND 0111 6599 & ND 0113 6599) Hut Circles (NR)
OS 6"map, (1969)

At ND 0111 6599 and ND 0113 6599 there are two heather-covered circular constructions, 5 and 3m in diameter respectively, and 0.2m high, which have the appearance of hut circles.
Survyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 20 November 1964.

There are two small possible hut circles or mounds to W of stone rows described on ND06NW 8.
RCAHMS 1911.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 107-8, No. 397.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 0111 6600 (43m by 34m) (3 map features)
Map sheet	ND06NW
Civil Parish	REAY
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/7835 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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