MHG63438 - Cairnfield - to the E of Berriedale Water

Summary

A cairnfield to the east of Berriedale Water.

Type and Period (3)

  • CAIRNFIELD (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
  • CLEARANCE CAIRN? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
  • BURIAL CAIRN? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A cairnfield to the east of Berriedale Water. A group of cairns are visible as a circular-sub-circular mounds measuring up to 8m in diameter in vertical aerial photographs taken between 2009 and 2020. They may be clearance cairns or burial cairns. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ND 1111 2527 (87m by 91m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND12NW
Civil Parish LATHERON
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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