Cona Chreag
Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Wall(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cona Chreag
Classification Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned), Wall(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 132079
Site Number NC03SE 12
NGR NC 0940 3015
NGR Description Centred NC 0940 3015
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Assynt
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC03SE 12 centred 0940 3015
Four large clearance cairns, up to 4m across and 0.8m high, lying within old areas of pasture to the N of Cona Chreag, were noted by Headland Archaeology during a pre-afforestation survey (NMRS MS 899/63, no.2). The areas of old pasture are represented by roughly subrectangular areas of bracken-infested grassland, some 30m to 40m across, delineated in places by bedrock outcrops.
The cairns are formed by medium to large sub-angular stones at the base with smaller stones above. Two short lengths of coursed drystone walling were noted between a series of rock outcrops immediately SE of the south-easternmost cairn.
C Lowe and M Dalland (Headland Archaeology) 18 December 1997; NMRS MS 899/63, no.2
Site recorded during short-notice pre-afforestation survey undertaken of 2 sqkm of land at Cona Chreag, on the Stoer Common Grazings near Drumbeg.
NC 0940 3015 (centre) Clearance cairns; drystone walling.
A full report has been lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
C Lowe 1998
