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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 718522
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/718522
NT60NE 11 6990 0917 and 6994 0912.
(A: NT 6990 0917; B: NT 6994 0912) Cairns (NR)
OS 6" map, (1963).
Cairn 'A' measures 30' in diameter and 3' in height. On its N side there is a ditch 3' wide and a few inches deep, which has clearly continued round the periphery.
It is turfed over, but occasional loose stones are visible on the surface.
Cairn 'B', 70 yds SSE of 'A', is 23' in diameter but has been reduced practically to ground level.
RCAHMS 1956, visited 1939.
These cairns are as described above.
Visited by OS (JLD) 16 September 1960.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (IA) 16 July 1973.
These cairns are as described by the RCAHMS.
Revised at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (TRG) 20 September 1976.
