MHG29513 - Cairn - Tairbeart

Summary

A lm diameter waymark cairn.

Type and Period (1)

  • CAIRN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Raasay Survey 2000. Site 16: In an area of peaty upland due west of Sithean Mor there is some evidence of peat or turf cutting between the outcrops. The workings have no discernible pattern and are becoming overgrown with heather. On the col is a lm diameter waymark cairn, lm high, on the route from Arnish. There are no other discernible features in the area and the terraces appear to be natural and not to have been cultivated. <1>

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Location

Grid reference Centred NG 5944 4755 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NG54NE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish PORTREE

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