MHG53089 - Possible Cairn - Loch Borralie West
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL CAIRN? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Very distinctive, banjo-shaped stone setting, composing of angular blocks of limestone, gneiss and quartzite. Aligned NE/SW. The SW end is circular with a well defined kerb, 1.8 m in diameter. Stones extend in a straight line, 0.75 m wide, to the NE for 2 m. After gap of 2.7 m there is another linear stone setting, less well defined, 1.6 m long.
Fresh, well-defined cuttings are evident at the SW end and N side. Someone has laid stones over the former and attempted to re-turf the latter. These may have been done by a metal detectorist.
On badly eroded terrace with ground rising steeply to W and N. Thin grass cover over eroded dunes. Looks E and NE to Loch Borralie, S to Kyle of Durness.
Possible burial cairn.
Recommendations: Rescue excavation to prevent further destruction of deposits and to identify date and character of setting. <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 81.
- <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 81.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 3784 6678 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC36NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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