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Palascaig
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Palascaig
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Balmacara Estate
Canmore ID 136619
Site Number NG72NE 56
NGR NG 7880 2858
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/136619
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochalsh
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG72NE 56 7880 2858
NG 780 300 (centre) In the springs of 1995 and 1996 a field survey was carried out on the NTS Balmacara Estate. The estate covers approximately 22.5 sqkm of the Lochalsh peninsula. It lies largely within the points of a triangle formed by Kyle in the SW, Plockton in the N and Balmacara in the SE. The range of topographic variation found within the estate largely reflects that found on the W coast of Scotland generally. The range of sites found during the survey reflects this topographic variation.
During two seasons of survey 109 new sites were recorded. A full report is lodged with the NMRS.
1995
NG 7880 2858 Cairn 1.5m diameter.
Sponsors: National Trust for Scotland, Historic Scotland
M Wildgoose 1996
Field Visit (May 1995 - June 1995)
On the summit of a small hill overlooking a lochan, which lies 50m to the south-west is a small, well-built cairn of stones. The cairn measures I.5m in diameter and stands 0.90m high.
(BAL95 014)
Information from NTS (SCS) January 2016
