Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cairnbran

Cairnbran, large cairn, Loth par., Sutherlandshire; said to be the place where Ossian's dog Bran died and was buried -- hence the name.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "large cairn"   (ADL Feature Type: "monuments")
Administrative units: Loth ScoP       Sutherland ScoCnty
Place: Carn Bran

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