MHG53028 - Cairns - Loch Borralie West
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) BURIAL CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
4 small cairns:
a) - 2.7 m E/W x 2.4 m - small and rather diffuse.
b) - 2.8 m E/W x 1.8 m - well defined, with possible kerb around it.
c) - 3.2 m E/W x 2.6 m - 2 large boulders and smaller angular stones, more diffuse structure.
d) - 4.4 m NE/SW x 2.2 m - heaped and concentrated, with black/brown sand visible among stones - NC 3766 6667. In sandblow to N of other 3.
On S-facing slope on side of small open valley leading down toward Kyle of Durness. Just below large sandblow in area littered with stones. Frequent burrows, thin turf cover.
Small cairns, probably clearance but possibly burial.
Recommendations: Monitor erosion and control rabbits. <1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24622 Dataset/Database File: Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). 2003. Site gazetteer: Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness. Site 9.
- <2> SHG24621 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lelong, O and MacGregor, G. 2003. Loch Borralie, Kyle of Durness: Project 950. Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD). Digital. Site 9.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3764 6666 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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