Caen Burn South
Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Site Name Caen Burn South
Classification Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Alternative Name(s) Chambered Cairn (Possible), Caen
Canmore ID 7445
Site Number ND01NW 3
NGR ND 0123 1776
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
ND01NW 3 0123 1776.
(ND 0123 1776) Long Cairn (NR)
OS 25" map, (1970)
The long cairn which is orientated E-W appears to be 168' long, 27' wide at the W end and 46' at the E. At the W end it is only a foot or so in height but rises gradually towards the E where it reaches a height of 7'. The cairn appears to be nearly intact except for an area which has been robbed about the centre of the S side and some disturbance at the E end. 12' within the E end is a large slab aligned with cairn's axis, another large stone lies by it, obviously displaced. These stones together with a large boulder on the E edge indicate a probable chamber under the cairn material.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; A S Henshall 1963.
This long cairn is as described above.
Visited by OS (W D J) 24 May 1960 and (J B) 22 June 1976.
