MHG972 - Burial Cairns, Achscrabster

Summary

Site of 4 late neolithic-bronze age burial cairns.

Type and Period (1)

  • BURIAL CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Four turf-covered round cairns (A-D) situated close together in a line along a prominent ridge. From N to S they measure: 'A' - 7m in diameter and 0.5m high.
'B' - The best preserved, 11m in diameter and 0.8m high. There is a pronounced depression in centre, and a single upright slab is exposed, but it is unlikely to be the remains of a cist or chamber.
'C' - 7m in diameter and 0.4m high.
'D' is 6m in diameter and 0.4m high; it is poorly preserved.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 24 September 1981.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ND 0885 6256 (16m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet ND06SE
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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