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Loch Watenan
Consumption Cairn(S) (Post Medieval)
Site Name Loch Watenan
Classification Consumption Cairn(S) (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 271101
Site Number ND34SW 394
NGR ND 31824 40793
NGR Description ND 31824 40793 and ND 31814 40872
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/271101
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND34SW 394 31824 40793 and 31814 40872
Two consumption cairns are situated at the NE and SE corners respectively of a triangular field about 65m SW of Loch Watenan.
The N cairn (YARROWS04 680), which is roughly rectangular on plan, measures 8.3m from N to S by a maximum of 5m transversely and is retained by a drystone stone wall up to 1.6m in height.
The S cairn (YARROWS04 679) is roughly triangular on plan and measures about 12.8m from N to S by up to 7.1m transversely; it too is retained by a drystone stone wall, which measures up to 1.9m in height, and is heavily battered on the E.
The cairns are not depicted on either the 1st or 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Caithness 1877, sheet xxix; 1907, sheet xxix), and their respective locations are shown as uncultivated ground.
(YARROWS04 679, 680)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 13 May 2004.
