View of chambered cairn
SC 438321
Description View of chambered cairn
Catalogue Number SC 438321
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 94166 CS
Scope and Content Chambered cairn, Coille na Borgie South, Farr, Sutherland The North cairn and the South cairn lie end to end on a terrace on the east side of Strathnaver. The North cairn is in two parts, with a total length of about 60m, while the South cairn is 75m long overall. View looking S, showing the eight orthostats of the impressive, but incomplete, forecourt façade of the cairn. Chambered cairns belong to the Neolithic, the period of the first farming peoples of Scotland, and were the burial places for local communities. The earliest tombs were built around 4000 BC, but the building tradition lasted until at least 2500 BC. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/438321
File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap
Attribution: © RCAHMS
You may: copy, display, store and make derivative works [eg documents] solely for licensed personal use at home or solely for licensed educational institution use by staff and students on a secure intranet.
Under these conditions: Display Attribution, No Commercial Use or Sale, No Public Distribution [eg by hand, email, web]
