MHG11400 - Achinahuagh

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CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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NC56SE 15 5830 6415.

(NC 5830 6415) Possible cairn, traces of, 13.5m in diameter. Six stones on perimeter, slightly raised edge on W. Field system over Information from T C Welsh 23 July 1973

There is no trace of a cairn as described by Welsh in an area of modern terraced fields bounded by stone clearance heaps.
Visited by OS (NKB) 16 September 1977

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--- SHG93 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1973. 'Achinahuagh, cairn', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1973, p.57. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 57. 57 (possible cairn).

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5830 6414 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC56SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/5390 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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