MHG10669 - Chambered Cairn, Skelpick Long
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
(NC 7225 5672) Horned Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1964)
An Orkney - Cromarty type, long, horned cairn with a polygonal chamber, largely free of vegetation, lies NW-SE and measures 195 feet along spine, 67 feet across chamber at NW end and 37 feet across SE end. It appears to be relatively undisturbed except at SE and around chamber which is now entered through roof. The cairn is horned at both ends but NW forecourt is so choked with stones that entrance to passage is inaccessible although it is still intact, being entered through chamber. Both chamber and passage are set considerably askew to main body of cairn. The edges of cairn are indistinct and neither walling nor peristalith is visible. The inner of two compartments of chamber was cleared by Horsburgh about 1867. It is composed of upright slabs and drystone walling. J Horsburgh 1870; A S Henshall 1963.
A horned long cairn as described. Visited by OS (J L D) 2 May 1960.
No change to previous reports. Revised at 1:10,000
Visited by OS (N K B) 15 August 1978.
Sources/Archives (26)
- --- SHG1182 Text/Publication/Article: Horsburgh, J. 1870. 'Notes of cromlechs, duns, hut-circles, chambered cairns, and other remains, in the County of Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7, 1866-8, pp 271-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 273.
- --- SHG17892 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17893 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17894 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17895 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17896 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17897 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17898 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17899 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17900 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17901 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17902 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17903 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17930 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17931 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17932 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17933 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17934 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17935 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17936 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17937 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17938 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17939 Image/Photograph(s): Skelpick Long. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG3013 Text/Publication/Article: Donald Mackay & John Stuart. 1875. 'Notice of excavations in cairns in Strathnaver, Sutherlandshire.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 10 1874, p.519-23. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 519-23. 519-23.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 329, SUT 53; plan.
- --- SHG7426 Image/Photograph(s): Chambered Cairn, Skelpick Long, Strathnaver. Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7225 5672 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM1815 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6276 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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