Archaeology Notes

Event ID 651769

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NC83NE 1 851 394.

Cairn-an-teichigh lies on a plain near Bein Ghrim, named of old 'Leayd Reayfe', and more recently Inis Chomraig, Field of Contest.

OPS 1855

A cairn known as 'Carn-teicheadh', Cairn of the Flight, marks the site where, in 1601, the men of the earl of Caithness fled from those of the Earl of Sutherland without fighting. It lies at Leathad Riabhach, near Griamachary (NC 851 394).

J Mackay 1894; R Gordon 1813; H Morrison 1883

This cairn was not located during field investigation.

Visited by OS (J L D) 19 May 1960