MHG10925 - Cairn - Fiscary
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
NC76SW 4 7285 6261.
(NC 7285 6261) Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1964)
A cairn, measuring about 11m in diameter and 1.2m high.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; Visited by OS (J L D) 13 June 1960
The cairn was Scheduled with three others nearby in 1934.
This cairn is as described.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale (Visited by OS {R L} 8 July 1971).
Visited by OS (N K B) 14 July 1977.
A round cairn with large boulders, situated on the crest of a hill and measuring 10m in diameter and 1.3m high.
R J Mercer 1981.
The Scheduling was amended by Historic Environment Scotland with effect from 12/06/2023. <1>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG15064 Image/Photograph(s): Fiscary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15065 Image/Photograph(s): Fiscary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15066 Image/Photograph(s): Fiscary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15067 Image/Photograph(s): Fiscary. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2511 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R J. 1981. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: volume II, 1980-81. University of Edinburgh. 30/12/1981. Paper and Digital. 115, No. 75.
- --- 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. . 81-2, No. 237.
- <1> SHG29436 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2023. Amendment to a Scheduled Monument Notification - SM1790. Historic Environment Scotland. 13/06/2023. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7286 6261 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC76SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM1790 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6437 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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