MHG7025 - Kerb Cairn and Clearance Cairns - Hill of Urchany
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- KERB CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred 893 506
See also NH85SE 15.
At NH 8920 5058 on a rise with an extensive view to the N and W on the Hill of Urchany, is a cairn measuring 12m in diameter and c. 1m high. Two kerb-stones survive in situation in SW and others are displaced in NE arc. The centre has been dug into.
Around the cairn and for about 200m to N and E are numerous stone clearance heaps obscured by peat and reafforestation. One, about 50m NE of cairn, has been excavated.
Cairn surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (A A) 5 February 1971.
These features are now obscured by dense forest.
RCAHMS 1978, visited 1978.
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8928 5067 (269m by 487m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SE |
| Civil Parish | NAIRN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15167 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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