Elba
Clearance Cairn (Post Medieval)(Possible), Marker Cairn (Post Medieval)
Site Name Elba
Classification Clearance Cairn (Post Medieval)(Possible), Marker Cairn (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 58767
Site Number NT76SE 17
NGR NT 78247 60108
NGR Description Centre
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58767
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Duns
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT76SE 17 7824 6010.
(NT 7824 6010) Possible cairn. A trig. pillar is shown here on the 1908 Berwickshire 2nd ed., 6"map.
Visible on OS air photogrpahs 65.100 186-7: flown 1965.
An irregular, but prominent, flat-topped cairn, 1.8m high; there is no evidence that it is sepulchral. It is situated on top of a hillock, but nearby hill tops have certain clearance heaps on their summits.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS(RD) 3 May 1966.
Sbc Note (15 April 2016)
Visibility: Standing structure or monument.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
Field Visit (12 February 2020)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
