MHG11102 - Chambered Cairn, Skelpick
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC75NW 9 7217 5635.
Chambered Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1964)
The heavily robbed remains of an Orkney-Cromarty type round cairn with a polygonal chamber, lying on flat moorland terrace. The edge of the cairn is still clearly defined giving a diameter of about 93ft. The entrance has been from south where a pair of portal stones, one fallen, can still be seen as can some of structural stones of chamber.
RCAHMS 1911; A S Henshall 1963.
The remains of this chambered cairn are generally as described, standing 2m high. It has been used as a rubbish tip.
Visited by OS (J L D) 2 May 1960.
No change to previous reports. Revised at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (J B) 1 August 1977.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- 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. . 82, No. 239.
- --- 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 54.
- --- SHG9814 Image/Photograph(s): Ch. Cairn, Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9816 Image/Photograph(s): Ch. cairn, Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9822 Image/Photograph(s): Ch. Cairn, Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9828 Image/Photograph(s): Ch. Cairn, Skelpick. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 7217 5635 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC75NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/6295 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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