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Culrian, Hilton
Cairn (Period Unassigned), Pen (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Culrian, Hilton
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned), Pen (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 275380
Site Number NH59SE 64
NGR NH 5703 9392
NGR Description NH 5703 9392 to NH 5659 9395
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275380
- Council Highland
- Parish Kincardine (Sutherland)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH59SE 64 5703 9392 to 5659 9395
A clearance cairn and later pen were recorded here as part of an archaeological desktop and walkover survey before a new water main was laid in the area. The clearance material lies along the boundary of two improved fields and the cairn measures around 10m x 30m, with a maximum height of 1.3m. There is a row of of large stones forming the base. Within this material is a pen, at 50820 93892, which measures 3m in diameter. It is open to the NE and its function is not clear, although it may have been a shooting butt. There is no indication that the stones lie on top of an earlier structure.
S Farrell 2004.
