MHG12639 - Allt Creagach
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- (Alternate Type) KILN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC63NW 12 6046 3534.
Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, (1964)
On the top of a knoll, about 200 yards S of the broch (NC63NW 11) is a mound with a diameter of about 18ft.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909.
This mound, allegedly a cairn (OS {WDJ}) although prominently situated, has a number of unusual characteristics which make a positive classification as a cairn difficult. In plan it is 'tear-drop' shaped, measuring 7m N-S by 8.3m and 0.6m high, and consists of partially turf-covered stones of a more irregular quality than is usually found in cairns. Two or three stones appear to form a rough kerb around a depression at E end. The depression is suggestive of a mutilated kiln, a possibility heightened by the remains of run rig in the vicinity. There is no other trace of a kerb around the mound.
Revised at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (WDJ) 11 5 1961 and (JB) 12 April 1977.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6045 3534 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC63NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5598 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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