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Field Visit
Date 14 May 1929
Event ID 1099380
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1099380
Cairn, Thorn Knowe.
Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., xx (1885-6), p. 145, records: "a curious underground building of ancient construction in a large mound which forms a prominent object in the district has been laid bare." No trace of this can now be observed.
RCAHMS 1933, visited 2 August 1927.
