Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Cairnbran

Cairnbran, a large cairn in Loth parish, Sutherland, fabled to have been the place where Ossian's dog Bran died and was buried.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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

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