MHG11079 - Cist w Finds, Dalmor
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC75NW 15 7177 5509.
('A' NC 7177 5509 Cairns (NR) 'B': NC 7175 5510)
OS 6"map, (1964)
Two heavily-robbed cairns with short cists.
'A' is 13m in diameter and 1m high with a central cists complete with coverstone, and about 3m to the north, a cavity which suggests the former existence of a second cist. In February 1938 the cairn was being used as a quarry for road metal, and in subsequent sifting of the material which had been thrown out, most of a jet necklace and jet button were recovered, and are now in NMAS. (Acc No. FN 176).
'B' has measured 13.4.m in diameter but its southern segment has been entirely destroyed. A single slab on edge near the centre denotes the position of a probable cist.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909; R B K Stevenson 1939; Visited by OS (J L D) 3 May 1960.
The cairns are as described by the previous authorities except that the diameter of cairn 'B' appears to be 11m.
Revised at 1/10,000. Visited by OS (J B) 5 December 1978.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG17956 Image/Photograph(s): Dalmor, (b). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17957 Image/Photograph(s): Dalmor, (b). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17958 Image/Photograph(s): Dalmor, (a). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17959 Image/Photograph(s): Dalmor, (a). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG17960 Image/Photograph(s): Dalmor, (a). Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- 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. . 84, No. 244.
- --- SHG960 Text/Publication/Article: Stevenson, R B K. 1939. 'Jet necklace from a cist in Strathnaver', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 73 1938-9, p.325-6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 325-6. 325-6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7175 5509 (87m by 61m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (2)
- NECKLACE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
- BUTTON (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6216 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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