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Latitude: 57.9676 / 57°58'3"N
Longitude: -4.0719 / 4°4'18"W
OS Eastings: 277530
OS Northings: 899471
OS Grid: NH775994
Mapcode National: GBR J79N.RKH
Mapcode Global: WH4D1.FZ7V
Entry Name: Loch a'Bhiocair, cairn 330m WNW of
Scheduled Date: 29 June 1939
Last Amended: 27 April 1993
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM1811
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Golspie
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: East Sutherland and Edderton
Traditional County: Sutherland
The monument consists of a cairn about 11.5m in diameter and 1.3m high with its edge defined by large boulders. On the N side of the cairn the boulders have been re-used in the construction of a small enclosure which abuts the cairn on this side. This enclosure is poorly defined and about 7.5m in diameter. A hole in the top of the cairn may indicate an excavation, but neither cist nor chamber has been exposed. The area to be scheduled measures 50m in diameter to include the cairn, the enclosure and an area round in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the cairn may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance for its potential contribution to an understanding of prehistoric burial practices and ceremonial behaviour.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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This monument is recorded in the RCAHMS as NC 21 SW 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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