MHG66444 - Clearance cairns - Creag Nan Caorach
Summary
Clearance cairns below Creag Nan Caorach.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Clearance cairns below Creag Nan Caorach. See MHG9411 for the hut circle which lies to the east.
(NC 87533183). Undescribed circular feature. This is a hut circle, discovered during field investigation (Information from OS (E G C) 20 January 1977), positioned in the lower NE slopes of Creag nan Caorach. The only signs of associated cultivation are sporadic heaps of field clearance nearby. The hut is 12.5m diameter over a much reduced peat-silted wall with possibly an entrance from the SE quarter.
Visited by OS (J M) 22 May 1961.
The features are visible on vertical aerial photography. <1> <2> <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map).
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
- <3> SHG28725 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2020. Getmapping aerial photography 2020.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8743 3183 (108m by 83m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC83SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://trove.scot/place/6740 (View record on the HES Trove website)
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