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Cairn — unclassified in Castleruddery Upper

Cairn — unclassified
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One of two unclassified cairns on a gentle W-facing slope overlooking a steeper slope with good views to W. Listed in the RMP (1986) as 'Hut sites - possible'. A subcircular area (diam. c. 13m NW-SE; c. 11m NE-SW) defined by a contiguous ring of large granite stones (L 1.5-1.8m) described by Leask (NMI/OPW Topographical files, undated) as a cairn circle comprising as many as 24 stones. Another unclassified cairn (WI021-017002-) lies 12m to the S. A third unclassified cairn (WI021-017003-) lies c. 140m to the NNE. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 5 December 2012

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