MHG1219 - Chambered Cairn, Cnoc Freiceadain
Summary
A chambered long cairn with projecting stones suggesting the presence of internal structures.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED LONG CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Standing Stones (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
This chambered cairn is 220ft long with two horns at the NE end projecting an additional 18ft and 30ft. A possible horn at the SW end projects 16ft. The SW end resembles a round flat-topped steep-sided cairn 8ft high and 53ft wide; from thence to NE end the cairn is about 35ft wide and 3-4ft high. Stones projecting from the cairn suggest a peristalith, a chamber, and cists or other structures (A S Henshall 1963), and these probably account for OS publication (RCAHMS 1911).
A S Henshall 1963, RCAHMS 1911. <1><2>
This turf-covered long cairn is generally as described above, but there is now no trace of the horn at SW end.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 18 November 1964.
(ND 0133 6542) Long Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1969)
No change. Visited by OS (J B) 8 August 1981.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2053 Text/Publication/Volume: Close-Brooks, J. 1986. Exploring Scotland's Heritage: The Highlands. 167-8, No. 96.
- --- SHG2115 Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 107-8, no. 18; plan.
- <1> SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 56, 58, 75-7, 102, 267, CAT 18; plan, fig. 40.
- <2> SHG2657 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Second report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Sutherland. . 102, No. 370.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0132 6542 (82m by 102m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06NW |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM90078 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7831 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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