Monument record 1289 - CARN AN MACASKILL, NORTHTON, HARRIS
Summary
Cairn of unknown date
Location
| Grid reference | NF 99560 89070 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF98NE |
| Island | Harris |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF98NE 1 9956 8907.
(Area NF 997 897) Charnan Macaskill, a small cairn (15ft in diameter) is situated c.20 yards to the E of the road from Rodil to Borve, some 400 yards S of the fork where the Northtown road branches off. It is on a rocky knoll c.150ft 0.D.
RCAHMS 1928.
Carn an Macaskill (locally known name) is an amorphous heap of stones at NF 9956 8907, on living rock. There is nothing about it to suggest an antiquity.
Visited by OS (N K B) 4 July 1969.
RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, 41, No. 129 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5587 Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. 41, No. 129.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
