MHG66034 - Possible Cairn - Fouhlin

Summary

The possible remnants of a cairn.

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

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.

Noted by this survey was the possible remnants of another cairn approximately 50 m north of a cairn (MHG11927) at the edge of the loch. The measurements of this cairn are 10 m across, extending 2 m inland and standing 0.5 m high. This feature is now mostly eroded away into the loch. <1>

Note; The site is not visible on Aps so location based on site description. (TB 29/7/26)

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NC 4011 5432 (13m by 13m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NC45SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish DURNESS

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