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Aultivullin

Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Aultivullin

Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 4607

Site Number NC20NE 2

NGR NC 2907 0942

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Kincardine (Sutherland)
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NC20NE 2 2907 0942.

(NC 2907 0942) Cairn (NR)

OS 6"map, (1967)

Small cairn on hillside, visible from the road. No features. Diameter about 15 ft.

Information contained in letter from A S Henshall, National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) to A J Boyd, Inverkirkaig, 30 June 1954.

NC 2907 0942. This cairn, apparently undisturbed, has a diameter varying between 6.0m and 7.0m, with a maximum height on the downhill (SW) side, of 2.0m. Two or three larger stones on the perimeter may be part of a kerb.

Visited by OS (E G) 2 June 1962.

A cairn, as described, which has been preserved in a clearing amidst recent afforestation.

Visited by OS (N K B) 18 June 1980.

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