MHG7190 - Clearance Cairns, Arr Wood

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Type and Period (1)

CLEARANCE CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)

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NH95SW 7 922 528.
Centred at NH 922 529 in a reafforested area are several stone clearance heaps of the type normally associated with hut circles.
Visited by OS (AA) 5 February 1971

These cairns are now obscured by dense woodland.
RCAHMS 1978, visited 1978

'Not evident on the ground.'
Letter from Lethen estate 18/2/03
JW 10/7/03

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 13, no.79.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 9220 5279 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH95SW
Civil Parish	AULDEARN
Geographical Area	NAIRN

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/15601 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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