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MHG659355 - Cairns - Eriboll (E)

Summary

Two turf covered cairns.

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A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.

At the side of the modern road in an area marked by a huge glacial erratic over 2 m high at the coast-edge, are two turf covered cairns. The first is at the road-side and has a 4.5 m diameter and is 0.75 m high. The second is 11 m W of this, on the seaward side, and measures 6 m across and stands 1.2 m high. There is little stone visible in either of these mounds as they are under thick heather and bracken cover, but stone is evident on probing. These mounds could be clearance associated with the road-building or a field under the scrub. It is also possible that they represent funerary monuments as they are very regular and well bedded in an area enjoying unobstructed views and marked by a huge erratic.<1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 3/6/26)

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Grid reference	Centred NC 4494 5849 (15m by 15m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC45NW
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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