MHG54459 - Creag Na Speireig
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- MILESTONE (Undated)
- BENCH MARK (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
RCAHMS Canmore description:
NC65SW 12 61366 50789
This granite milestone stands on the E verge of the A836 public road at the foot of the NE flank of Creag na Speireig. Roughly triangular in section, the stone has two flat, dressed, faces on the front and a rounded rear that is roughly hewn. It measures 0.4m in breadth by 0.3m in depth and 0.64m in height, and the upper part presents a steeply-sloping facet to the road. The stone bears no inscription, but there is a bench-mark on its N side. The 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Sutherlandshire 1878, sheet XXVI) notes that the stone marked the distance in miles to ‘TONGUE 6½’ and ‘ALTNAHARROW 11½’.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 27 October 2009. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | NC 6136 5078 (point) Approximate. Point generated from 2011 NMRS download data |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC65SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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External Links (1)
- http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/305071/ (View RCAHMS Canmore record for this site)
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