MHG11815 - Cnoc Odhar
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH79NE 12 7672 9675.
(NH 7672 9675) Hut Circle (NR)
OS 6" map, (1960)
A partially demolished oval hut circle.
RCAHMS 1911.
Not a hut but a robbed cairn evident as a heather-covered mound of stone with its centre hollowed. It measures about 11.0m in diameter and 1.0m high.
Visited by OS (R L) 17 November 1969.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J M) 7 May 1975.
The remains of a cairn as described by first OS field investigator. Visited by OS (N K B) 18 June 1981.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- 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. . 38, No. 109.
- --- SHG9800 Image/Photograph(s): Hut Circle, Cambusavie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9802 Image/Photograph(s): Cist? Poss. capstone, Cambusavie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9806 Image/Photograph(s): Hut Circle, Cambusavie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9808 Image/Photograph(s): Field System/ Lynchets, Cambusavie. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7672 9675 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH79NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14752 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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