MHG5590 - Guirdil, Rhum
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Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
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Full Description
A robbed cairn on a knoll in heathland, with NW aspect, altitude 80-90m OD and AP no 70/206/228:DAP Survey
Info from SMR card.
Conspicuously situated on a hilltop at NG 3229 0147 is a mound of bare stones about 9m in diameter by 0.4m in height and the top has been disturbed by the erection of a hut. May 1983"
Soc Ant Scot:1983:Arch Sites & Mons of Rhum: RCAHMS:pp7:No 2.
NG30SW 4 3226 0142.
A probable cairn, conspicuously situated on a hilltop.
Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS May 1972.
The remains of what is probably a cairn are situated on a knoll (94m OD) about 310m ENE of Guirdil bothy. The mound of stones measures about 9m in diameter by 0.4m in height and the top has been disturbed by the erection of a hut.
Visited by RCAHMS May 1983
Two small structures have been built out of the cairn material: one is on the side of the cairn and the other a few metres to the NE.
NMRS MS/868/1
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 3226 0142 (18m by 18m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG30SW |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6425 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11015 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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