MHG39540 - Clearance Cairn, Millery Burn

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CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)

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Cairns (NR) OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)

Scattered along the slope of the hill below the hut circles (ND12NW 1) are a number of mounds, from 12-18ft in diameter and 2-2.5ft in height.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.

These are field clearance heaps, associated with the nearby hut circles. Visited by OS (W D J) 21 June 1960.

A field system of meandering field walls, set deep in peat, and numerous clearance heaps, exposed by recent heather burning.
Visited by OS (N K B) 9 September 1982.

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--- 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. . 63, No. 231.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 1065 2510 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND12NW
Civil Parish	LATHERON
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

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Part of: Field System, Millery Burn (Monument) (MHG1096)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/8066 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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