Carn Glas
Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Carn Glas
Classification Kerb Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 6131
Site Number NC73SE 1
NGR NC 7942 3447
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC73SE 1 7942 3447.
(NC 7942 3447) Carn Glas (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)
The name Carn Glas is applied to a burial cairn. It is sited on level ground and overlooks a SW-facing slope containing a settlement and field system (See NC73SE 18) It is 12.8m N-S by 13.4m and is extensively robbed, remaining more or less only in a fairly complete retaining kerb of contiguous boulder-slabs 0.4m high; the little left of body infill has been added to by later stone debris.
Revised at 1:10,560.
Name Book 1873; Visited by OS (E G C) 18 May 1961 and (J M) 18 February 1977.
