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River Shin
Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name River Shin
Classification Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 5126
Site Number NC50SE 60
NGR NC 5740 0225
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5126
- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50SE 60 5740 0225.
(NC 572 021) Kerb cairn, circa 3.0m in diameter, by roadside 150m NE of chambered cairn.
Information from Dr J Close-Brooks, National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) to OS, 12 May 1980.
At NC 5740 0225, on a slight shelf 60m from the River Shin, this small 'kerb' cairn is well delineated by a peristalith of contiguous boulders. It measures 2.5m diameter and the stone content levels off with the top of the kerb, which varies from 0.3 to 0.6m high; one or two of the kerb stones are loose. Some small field-clearance stones have been thrown on the cairn.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (J M) 12 June 1981.
