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Skye, Meall Buaile Nan Caorach

Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Pen (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Skye, Meall Buaile Nan Caorach

Classification Cairnfield (Period Unassigned), Pen (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 74740

Site Number NG61NW 23

NGR NG 6398 1583

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Strath
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NG61NW 23 6398 1583

On a SE-facing shelf above the shore, at 8m OD and amongst bracken, is

a cairn of large stones, measuring 4m NW-SE by 2.6m NE-SW. 7.7m to the NE is a small stone-built pen 2.4m in diameter over walls 0.75m thick. (Buaile nan Caorach means sheep pens).

Visited by C S, 3 April 1990.

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