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Archaeology Notes

Event ID 661527

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/661527

NH63SW 41 637 327.

(Centred NH 637 327 )

'A' Oval cairn, turfed over, aligned NNW-SSE, 20 ft long by 14 ft wide. 'B' Oval cairn 30 ft by 16 ft aligned NNE-SSW.

'C' Oval cairn 30 ft by 18 ft aligned NNE-SSW B and C are turfed over. In none is there any visible evidence of any internal structure. In the neighbourhood of 'A', 'B' and 'C' are other smaller cairns of the usual "cairnfield " type.

Information from A A Woodham to OS 9 August 1963.

All the features described above appear to be the result of field clearance. The mounds can be seen to be situated alongside formerly cultivated areas.

Visited by OS (R D L) 28 August 1963.

Modern field clearance heaps.

Visited by OS (N K B) 27 February 1970.

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