MHG8920 - Cnoc nan Each
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CAIRNFIELD (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC to 560 AD)
- HUT CIRCLE (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
This group of about thirty small cairns is situated roughly 700m NW of Balnacrae chambered cairn (NH 56 SW 1) and is probably the group noted and excavated by Macrae (see NH 56 NW 4). What may be a mutilated hut-circle is visible on the S of the group.
N Macrae 1923; RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2489 Text/Publication/Volume: MacRae, N. 1923. The romance of a royal burgh: Dingwall's story of a thousand years. 342-3.
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 13, No. 74.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5260 6489 (300m by 300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12929 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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