MHG53976 - Clearance cairn, Scibberscross

Summary

Isolated clearance cairn recorded during walkover survey.

Type and Period (1)

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

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None recorded

Full Description

This isolated clearance mound is completely moss-covered in an area of bracken above damper, heather-covered ground. It is topped by two football-sized boulders protruding through the moss. It is 3m in diameter and stands 0.5m high.

Interpreted as associated with prehistoric land clearance across this area. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG24936 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Lindsay, N. 05/2010. Sciberscross, Clyne, Sutherland: A Report on an Archaeological Walk-Over Survey. Unaffiliated. Digital. Feature 78.

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Grid reference	NC 7742 0985 (point)
Map sheet	NC70NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	ROGART

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Walk-Over Survey at Sciberscross, Clyne, Sutherland (EHG3330)

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