MHG9414 - Creag Nan Caorach
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Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
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Full Description
NC83SE 4 8686 3099.
(NC 86863099) Cairn (NR).
OS 6"map, (1964)
A round cairn of bare stones measuring 15m by 14m by 1.3m high. It has an excavation hollow in the centre, but there are indications of neither cist nor chamber.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (E G C) 23 May 1961
The cairn is generally as described. In the south half displacement of some of the rubble infill suggests subsidence. Also there is, tenuously, a projecting mound or bank from the NW side that may be a short horn.
Visited by OS (J M) 25 January 1977
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8686 3098 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC83SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM1783 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6737 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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