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Cairn of Shiels, cairn

A Scheduled Monument in Mearns, Aberdeenshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 56.8365 / 56°50'11"N

Longitude: -2.4157 / 2°24'56"W

OS Eastings: 374734

OS Northings: 771745

OS Grid: NO747717

Mapcode National: GBR X7.95GJ

Mapcode Global: WH8QZ.VFVF

« Listing Details

Entry Name: Cairn of Shiels, cairn

Scheduled Date: 9 March 1992

Last Amended: 3 February 2017

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM5315

Schedule Class: Cultural

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

Location: Garvock

County: Aberdeenshire

Electoral Ward: Mearns

Traditional County: Kincardineshire

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