MHG1138 - Chambered Cairn, Houstry
Summary
An Orkney-Cromarty, Camster type, chambered cairn.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Chambered Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1979.
An Orkney-Cromarty, Camster type, round chambered cairn. A considerably robbed cairn with N-S axis through the main chamber of 55ft by about 70ft across it. It is free of vegetation but its edge is indistinct. The chamber, represented by the tops of five slabs, was probably entered by a passage from the S edge of the cairn.
RCAHMS 1911; A S Henshall 1963. <1><2>
A 'heel-shaped' chambered cairn, mainly as described by Henshall (1963). It is defined in the S by a straight kerb of drystone walling, three courses high and about 10 m long. The kerb is obscured by tumble elsewhere. The entrance is visible as a break just off centre in the S kerb.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 11 March 1968.
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 19 October 1982.
This cairn is as described by Davidson and Henshall (1991) <3> and its position was resurveyed for the OS 1:2500 revision programme.
Visited by RCAHMS (SH) August 1997
This cairn was visited during a walkover survey in July 2009 and found to be as described. <4>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG11922 Image/Photograph(s): Chambered cairn, Houstry, Dunbeath (long view).. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG25810 Image/Photograph(s): Puls, A. 2007. Cairns - Houstry Road. Colour digital.
- --- SHG3910 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 73, No. 265.
- <2> SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 274, CAT 29.
- <3> SHG2115 Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 117-18, no. 29; plan.
- <4> SHG24446 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Farrell, S. 07/2009. Report of Archaeological Desktop & Walkover Survey, Knockinnon, Houstry. Unaffiliated. Digital. Site 2.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 15312 33149 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND13SE |
| Civil Parish | LATHERON |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM445 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8125 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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