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Dunnet,two cairns on west side of Dunnet-Castleton Road

A Scheduled Monument in Thurso and Northwest Caithness, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.6048 / 58°36'17"N

Longitude: -3.3473 / 3°20'50"W

OS Eastings: 321810

OS Northings: 969318

OS Grid: ND218693

Mapcode National: GBR L53Z.MDK

Mapcode Global: WH6CK.KZ8D

Entry Name: Dunnet,two cairns on W side of Dunnet-Castleton Road

Scheduled Date: 31 December 1937

Last Amended: 28 February 1962

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM448

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)

Location: Dunnet

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness

Traditional County: Caithness

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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