MHG53816 - Possible clearance cairn, Dalreavoch

Summary

Possible clearance cairn recorded during walkover survey.

Type and Period (1)

CLEARANCE CAIRN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)

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A rough pile of football-sized boulders forms a clearance cairn, 10m inside the boundary dyke of Feature 3 (above). The cairn measures 10m x 4m and is 1m high, and trends downslope. At its lower end, a fallen tree has exposed several pieces of 19th Century china of more than one teacup (Plate 2), which has fallen into the spaces between the boulders in the cairn. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24933 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay, N. 09/2009. Dalreavoch-Sciberscross, Strath Brora, Sutherland: A Report on an Archaeological Walk-Over Survey. Unaffiliated. Digital. Feature 4.

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Grid reference	NC 7571 0891 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	NC70NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND

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Walk-over survey, Dalreavoch-Sciberscross, Strath Brora (EHG3327)

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