MHG12048 - Ach A Chorrain

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CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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NC36SE 13 3769 6300.

(NC 3769 6300) The possible remains of a chambered (Information contained in letter from T C Welsh, 24 July 1972) cairn, consisting of an oval arrangement of stones, 3.2m by 1.5m internally, aligned E-W and lying on a limestone crag on the 200ft contour.
T C Welsh 1972.

This is a natural setting of six earthfast boulders and one larger erratic. Visited by OS (J M) 8 November 1978.

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--- SHG1370 Text/Publication/Article: Welsh, T C. 1972. 'Prominence N. of Allt, possible cairn (remains)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1972, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 3769 6299 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC36SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DURNESS

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/4828 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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