MHG5402 - Allt Caillte

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Type and Period (2)

STRUCTURE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)

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Full Description

NG71NE 6 7562 1684

Situated in a sheltered coire at 75m OD is 4.5 - 5ha of clearance containing clearance cairns. At the base of this is a circular structure, 6-7m internal diameter, with a wall varying in width from 2m to 1m. At the head of the clearance are a number of 'St Kilda type' 'cleats'.
Information from M Wildgoose to RCAHMS, February 1989.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1584 Text/Publication/Article: Miket and Wildgoose, R and M. 1989. 'Survey. Kinloch Forest', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.44-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44-8. 46.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 7562 1683 (20m by 20m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG71NE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	SLEAT

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG5402 (Monument) (MHG41826)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/11649 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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