MHG41382 - Clearance cairns - Linsidecroy Wood
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On a gentle south-facing moorland slope, is a solitary hut circle measuring 7.5m in diameter within a wall, 0.4m high and spread to 2m wide, now obscured by peat and heather. The entrance gap of simple form occurs in the SSW arc; a large boulder flanks its east side. To N of hut are about six scattered clearance heaps; no measurable cultivation plots are discernible.
Surveyed at 1:10 000. Visited by OS (N K B) 6 January 1977.
There are additional cairns to the northeast visible in SEPA LiDAR. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5527 9992 (173m by 109m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH59NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13007 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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