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Whilk
Clearance Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Whilk
Classification Clearance Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 270611
Site Number ND24SE 39
NGR ND 29974 40766
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/270611
- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND24SE 39 29974 40766
This pile of field-cleared stones, previously identified as a burnt mound (Mercer and Hill 1985, WAR 83a; fig 88), is situated in grass and heather moorland about 290m SSE of the remains of the farmstead ND24SE 38. Roughly crescentic on plan, the pile measures 10m from NW to SE by 4.2m transversely and up to 0.7m in height.
(YARROWS04 118)
Visited by RCAHMS (ATW, PM) 11 May 2004.
