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Latitude: 58.6676 / 58°40'3"N
Longitude: -3.135 / 3°8'5"W
OS Eastings: 334265
OS Northings: 976082
OS Grid: ND342760
Mapcode National: GBR L5MT.GMH
Mapcode Global: WH6CG.TDBQ
Entry Name: Girnieclett, mound 300m ESE of Mell Head, Stroma
Scheduled Date: 9 October 2001
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM9764
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Canisbay
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Wick and East Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
The monument comprises a mound, possibly a prehistoric burial cairn, near the SW shore of Stroma.
This grass-covered mound is clearly man-made, but no details of its construction are visible. It stands about 0.4m high and measures 11m in diameter. It is crossed by a post and wire fence.
The area to be scheduled is a circle 30m across, to include the mound and an area around it in which evidence relating to its construction and use is likely to survive. It is marked in red on the accompanying map extract.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as an apparently undisturbed prehistoric burial cairn, with potential to provide information about prehistoric ritual and funerary practices.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as ND 37 NW 4.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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