MHG9560 - Lochan Dugh Skelpick
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC75NW 45 717 570.
At NC 717 570, within an area of undulating ground are two probable heather covered cairns ('A' and 'B'), both situated at the end of low ridges.
'A' is up to 0.7m high and measures overall about 7.2m north east-south west by about 5.5m, with the longer axis on the line of the ridge. One or two large stones around the perimeter may form part of a kerb. The interior is probably intact.
'B' is about 6.7m in diameter and 0.5m high. The centre has been disturved; revealing no structural features. In the area there are a few scattered mounds, probably clearance heaps. The prominent position of the two features rather than their construction is the prime reason for consideration as burial cairns.
Surveyed at 1:10000.
Visited by OS (J B) 8 August 1977.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SHG17965 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (b). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17966 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (b). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17967 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (b). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17968 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (b). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17969 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (a). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17970 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17971 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (a).. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17972 Image/Photograph(s): Lochan Dugh Skelpick, (a).. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG3013 Text/Publication/Article: Donald Mackay & John Stuart. 1875. 'Notice of excavations in cairns in Strathnaver, Sutherlandshire.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 10 1874, p.519-23. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 519-23. 519-23.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7168 5708 (182m by 19m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6249 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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