MHG53045 - Cairns - Kyle of Durness
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- BURIAL CAIRN? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Four small cairns over an area 30 m NNE/SSW x 8 m:
a) c 15 m N of (b) is a large jumble of stones in a sand blow [NC 3714 6718]. Measures 5.1 m NE/SW by 2 m. Difficult to tell whether this is a cairn or a collapsed structure. Stone mostly comprises basal quarzite.
b) 2 m NNE [NC 3714 6718] of (c) is another sub rectangular cairn on same alignment as C measuring 3 m x 1.4 m and constructed mostly of gneiss. No obvious kerb.
c) Subrectangular cairn measuring 3.3 m ESE/WNW x 2.1 m [NC 3714 6716] formed of large gneiss subangular blocks. Possible kerb defines it.
d) 3 m NW [NC 3714 6716] of (c) is a small, low circular cairn.
Just below 31 m contour on ridge overlooking Kyle of Durness and headland.
Clearance or burial cairns.
Recommendations: Monitor. <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 26.
- <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 26.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3713 6716 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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