MHG63425 - Possible cairn or shieling hut - W of Borgue Loch
Summary
A possible cairn or shieling hut to the west of Borgue Loch.
Type and Period (2)
- (Alternate Type) CAIRN? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- (Alternate Type) SHIELING HUT? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A possible cairn or shieling hut to the west of Borgue Loch.
This feature is visible in vertical aerial photographs taken in 2009 as a roughly circular stony mound measuring c.4m in diameter. It lies on the souths side of the small burn which flows from the loch to Berriedale Water. <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1177 2705 (15m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND12NW |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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