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Allt An Tighe

Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Allt An Tighe

Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) Meall Nan Cra

Canmore ID 4762

Site Number NC35NE 6

NGR NC 3875 5877

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Durness
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Sutherland
  • Former County Sutherland

Archaeology Notes

NC35NE 6 3875 5877.

(NC 3875 5877) A cairn, 25 ft by 16 ft, with an upright pointed stone at the SW end, lies at a height of 1075 ft about 80 yds N of NC35NE 3.

R Reid 1968; Information from Dr C S Sandeman, Durness, 14 March 1967.

This is a natural accumulation of broken slab in a glacial field. It is a feature of the area.

Visited by OS (J M) 15 April 1980.

Scheduled with NC35NE 2, NC35NE 3, NC35NE 5 as Meall nan Cra, cairns.

Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 13 December 2000.

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