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Beinn An Duibhe
Marker Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Beinn An Duibhe
Classification Marker Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 295896
Site Number NC37SE 7
NGR NC 35483 70486
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295896
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Field Visit (2008)
NC37SE 7 NC 35483 70486
This grass-grown cairn is situated on the NE shoulder of Beinn an Duibh, a rocky massif on the W side of the Kyle of Durness which comprises a series of rocky knolls and ridges interspersed with wet, peaty ground. It measures 1.2m in diameter and 0.3m in height.
(CWTC08 64)
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, JH) 10 August 2008.
