On Fedderat Cairn

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On Fedderat Cairn

Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg Taken: 22 Aug 2019

The Canmore website describes Fedderat Cairn as a heavily mutilated, turf-covered cairn about 12.0m in diameter and roughly 0.6m high. Around 1860, a cist containing human bones was discovered here. This view shows the exposed small stones at the top of the site.

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Image Location

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Latitude
57.405375
Longitude
-2.16491