MHG1772 - Cairn, Fairy Hillock
Summary
Site of cairn.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
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Full Description
Cairn. 'Fairy Hillock'. Diameter: 12m. Circular grass mound with a flat top 4.5m in diameter.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
The name 'Fairy Hillock' applies to a cairn on an E-facing field-slope. It is turf-covered and measures 9m diameter by 0.6m high. On the flat top of the cairn are a number of embedded, smallish rough slabs suggesting the remains of a later structure, 4 by 3m across. Two random stone blocks at the centre of the cairn have presumably been dumped there.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (J M) 27 October 1981
Fairy Hillock (NAT) OS 6" map, (1970)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1963 6322 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16SE |
| Civil Parish | OLRIG |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8521 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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