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Loch Borralan

Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Loch Borralan

Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 4630

Site Number NC21SE 6

NGR NC 26149 11020

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Assynt
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC21SE 6 2615 1102.

(NC 2615 1102) An unchambered cairn, 6m in diameter, on the edge of Loch Borralan.

J M Howell 1976, No. 42 (see archive MS/120/1)

An amorphous, heather and turf-covered swelling 0.2m high. Some stone is apparent in it, but stone occurs elsewhere in the immediate vicinity. There is no evidence of a kerb or cist, and on balance it is doubtful whether the remains are those of a cairn.

Visited by OS (N K B) 23 June 1980.

Activities

Field Visit (24 November 2009)

This cairn is situated on a flat promontory on the eastern side of Loch Borralan. The site is oval in plan measuring 12m x 6m, aligned E-W. It is constructed of large, angular stones with no obvious entrance.

(HLP_no 6)

Assynt's Hidden Lives Project 2009

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