MHG1241 - Cairn, Upper Dounreay
Summary
Site of 3 cairns.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On a low ridge within modern fields, is a group of three turf-covered cairns (A - C), now severely reduced and disturbed. The farmer (G Begg, Upper Dounreay Farm) does not plough these cairns, but has attempted to do so in the past, when he has found high concentrations of stone but no cists. Cairn A, the best preserved, is 17.0m in diameter and 0.6m high; B survives as a low swelling, about 9.0m in diameter and 0.2m high, and C is 9.0m in diameter and 0.3m high. Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 25 November 1981.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0029 6605 (97m by 82m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06NW |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7853 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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