MHG13034 - Chambered cairn - Lon Laith
Summary
A chambered cairn at Lon Laith.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
A chambered cairn at Lon Laith.
NC 225 115. A large chambered tomb with few features visible apart from a great volume of loose stone.
Information contained in letter from R le N Noble to J Close-Brooks, 10 December 1979.
A bare stone cairn, at NC 2253 1120 on a shelf in an E-facing hillside, measuring 11.5m in diameter by 0.8m high; no chamber is evident.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 11 August 1980.
The chambered cairn was Scheduled by Historic Environment Scotland with effect from 24/10/2018. <1>
GIS spatial data amended in 2019 according to location of site as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG28185 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2018. Addition to the Schedule of Monuments: SM13703: Glacbain, chambered cairn 760m SSE of. Historic Environment Scotland. 25/10/2018. Digital.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2253 1120 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC21SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM13703 (View HES Designation record)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4640 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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