MHG53872 - Clearance cairn - Strath Lunndaidh

Summary

A moss and bracken-covered clearance cairn, recorded during field survey.

Type and Period (1)

CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)

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Full Description

Moss and bracken-covered mound, 2m diameter, 0.4m high, set on prominent shelf overlooking loch and pre-clearance township below. Several other similar sized mounds in vicinity below. Part of a group of clearance cairns recorded in Strath Lunndaidh, of possible Bronze Age/Iron Age date. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24937 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay, N. 02/2010. Strath Lunndaidh, Golspie, Sutherland: A Report on an Archaeological Walk-Over Survey. Nick Lindsay. Digital. Feature 1.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 7835 0165 (11m by 12m) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	NC70SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	GOLSPIE

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Walkover survey at Strath Lunndaidh (EHG3331)

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