MHG6966 - Clearance Cairn - Allt Na Leacainn
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH84SE 5 881 440.
Centred at NH 881 440 is an area of stone clearance heaps of the type usually associated with hut circles. They are greatly obscured by peat and best seen to the E of the public road where the heather is burnt. No cultivation plots can be identified and no huts are evident.
Visited by OS (A A) 3 February 1971.
This scattered group of small cairns, which measures up to 4m in diameter, is situated on a gently sloping terrace on both sides of the public road.
RCAHMS 1978, visited April 1978.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8816 4399 (268m by 221m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84SE |
| Civil Parish | ARDCLACH |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15085 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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