Millburn
Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Cist (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Millburn
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Cist (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 6802
Site Number NC85NE 2
NGR NC 8913 5554
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6802
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC85NE 2 8913 5554
(NC 8913 5554) Stone Cist found AD 1840 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1963).
Mr MacDonald (D MacDonald, Achivullin) found a stone coffin containing an urn and human remains in or about 1840, while removing a heap of stones before cultivating the land. The coffin was only about 3ft in length and 2ft in breadth. Part of a skull and "human dust" was found in the urn.
OS Name Book 1873.
