Brawlbin
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Brawlbin
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Sithean Buidhe; Shean Mor Brawlbin
Canmore ID 7652
Site Number ND05NE 35
NGR ND 0606 5758
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7652
- Council Highland
- Parish Reay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND05NE 35 0606 5758
See also ND05NE 4.
(ND 0606 5758) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map, (1963)
A cairn so ruined that nothing of its internal structure can be seen. Said in 1910 to be the indefinite remains of a construction from whose turf-covered surface protrude the heads of thin slabs set on end (RCAHMS 1911).
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910; A S Henshall 1963, visited 1956.
The remains of a cairn now a shapeless mass of turf-covered stones measuring abut 19m N-S by 16m transversely, and 1m in maximum height.
No structure remains.
Visited by OS (JLD) 10 April 1962.
A cairn as described by the previous authorities. There is no evidence of a chamber.
Visited by OS (NKB) 16 September 1981.
Ruined cairn, probably round, not chambered.
J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1991.
