Aberscross
Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Aberscross
Classification Clearance Cairn(S) (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 14763
Site Number NH79NE 22
NGR NH 7641 9983
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Golspie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NH79SE 22 7641 9983.
(NH 7641 9983) Tumuli (NR)
OS 6" map, Sutherland, 2nd ed., (1907)
Tumuli: Applies to two spots of tumuli situated about 10 chains W of the cairn described on NH79NE 2; they are not prominent and are composed chiefly of earth.
Name Book 1873.
These mounds appear to be the result of field clearance.
Visited by OS (R D L) 11 April 1964.
These clearance heaps are associated with depopulation a short distance to the NW.
Visited by OS (N K B) 25 November 1969.
