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Alltan Nam Breac

Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Alltan Nam Breac

Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 87354

Site Number NC20NE 6

NGR NC 2970 0955

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Kincardine (Sutherland)
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

NC20NE 6 2970 0955

On a spur in rising ground on the W side of the Allt nam Breac is a cairn, partly overgrown by heather and grass, but otherwise showing considerable rubble. It is approximately 11.5m in diameter by 1.1m high. There are no visible signs of internal structuring, but the cairn is in a locale well known for its chambered cairns. The genral area is planted with conifers.

Information from OS (Inverness), 7 November 1989.

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