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INVENTORY OF MONUMENTS, ETC., IN COUNTY OF CAITHNESS. -- [Page] 103.

PARISH OF REAY.

of 3' 9" and a width of 1' 8". The upper edge of the slabs is level with
the present surface, and they are exposed for a height of some 8".
O.S.M., CAITH., x. Visited, 16th August 1910.

373. Chambered Cairn, Loch Calder. - On the W. side of Loch
Calder, about 3/4 m. from the S. end of the loch, and about 1/4 m. NNW.
of Carriside, is a chambered cairn. The diameter over all is 70' and
the greatest elevation is 6'. The entrance has been from the ESE.,
and some 18' from the outer edge in that direction two thin slabs,
2' 9" apart, protrude from the turf with which the cairn is overgrown,
while in front of them lies a stone which has evidently formed a
lintel. In rear of these stones several other parallel slabs protrude,
indicating the divisions of the chamber and of the back. The slab
occupying the latter position is 5' broad. None of the slabs extend
above ground for a greater height than 1' 7". No parts of the walls
of the chamber are visible. A large amount of stone has evidently
at some time been removed from the cairn on the SE.
O.S.M., CAITH., xvii. Visited, 22nd August 1910.

374. Chambered Cairn (horned, round), "Cnoc na h-Uiseig," Lower
Dounreay. - About 1 m. NE. of Lower Dounreay, and 1/4 m. back from
the shore, is a green hillock which appears to be a horned round cairn.
It measures some 6' to 8' in elevation. Across the centre, between
the horns, the diameter is 58' , and along the horns 70'. A large stone
near the centre of the concavity on the SE. probably marks the
position of the entrance. On the E. side of the NE. horn a portion
of the facing wall of thin slabs is visible. The outlines of the horns
are not sufficiently definite for measurement. The cairn does not
seem to have been excavated.
O.S.M., CAITH., iv. Visited, 25th August 1910.

375. Cairn, Knock Stanger, Sandside. - On the left bank of the
burn that flows into Sandside Bay, about 100 yards above its mouth,
is a high sandy mound on the summit of which there appears to be
a cairn. The whole is overgrown with bents, but the diameter of
the cairn seems to be about 55' and its elevation 11' or 12'. It does
not appear to have been excavated.
O.S.M., CAITH., ix. ("Pict's House"). Visited, 29th August 1910.

376. Chambered Cairn, Brawlbin. - On the moorland to the SW.
of Shinnery, and about 1/2 m. NE. of the cairn on the summit of Beinn
Freiceadain, is a small round chambered cairn. It has been
dilapidated to a considerable extent, and several large upright slabs
stand exposed about the centre. The diameter is some 35' and the
elevation is now inconsiderable.
O.S.M., CAITH., xvii. (unnoted). Visited, 13 September 1910.

377. Chambered Cairn, Brawlbin. - On the moor about 1/4 m. to the E. of
the horned long cairn near Loch a' Mhuilinn (No. 365), and to the W.
of the crofts at Brawlbin, are the remains of a small cairn. It is so
dilapidated, and has been pillaged to such an extent for stones, that
its dimensions are no longer obtainable. A single large upright slab
protruding through the turf indicates its chambered character.
O.S.M., CAITH., xvii. (unnoted). Visited, 13 September 1910.

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