MHG66236 - Cairn - Caol Raineach
Summary
This cairn has a base that is 0.7-1 in wide and is built from large, squared boulders with a cone-shaped arrangement of smaller slabs on top and stands 1.3 m high.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A rapid coastal zone assessment survey was conducted by GUARD in the Autumn of 1997 commissioned by Historic Scotland from the Viking and Early Settlement Archaeological Research Project based at the University of Glasgow.
On a rocky knoll in a moorland between Strathan Skerray and Slettell townships is a modern cairn. This cairn has a base that is 0.7-1 in wide and is built from large, squared boulders with a cone-shaped arrangement of smaller slabs on top and stands 1.3 m high. Some of the stones at the base are lichen-covered and may have been in place somewhat longer than other stones at the top. This may be a navigational-cairn or a fishing-marker and several of the rocky-knolls in the surrounding land have similar features on top. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2009 vertical aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG21099 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Brady, K. & Morris, C.D.. 1997. North Sutherland Survey: Coastal Zone Assessment Kyle of Durness to Torrisdale Bay. Glasgow University (GUARD). 30/01/1998. . p.236 Site 16.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6375 6367 (11m by 12m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC66SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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