MHG12860 - Tongue House, chambered cairn
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NC55NE 2 5926 5862.
(NC 5927 5862) Chambered Cairn (NR) OS 6" map (1962)
An Orkney-Cromarty type round cairn with a polygonal chamber, excavated by Horsburgh about 1867 and almost entirely destroyed by 1909. Most of the kerb of boulders, 57ft in diameter, remains but within this only a few large, displaced boulders lie about the site, most of the cairn material having been removed. Horsburgh noted that one of the stones of the chamber 'had two holes bored artificially a short way into each of its sides, but not quite opposite, the holes were about 3ins in diameter'.
A S Henshall 1963, visited 11 July 1958; J Horsburgh 1870; RCAHMS 1911, visited 1909
The remains of a chambered cairn about 15m diameter. The kerb of boulders survives intermittently, best preserved in east and south. Several boulders within the kerb form no intelligible pattern.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (JD) 26 4 1960 and (ISS) 1 July 1971
No change. Visited by OS (JB) 15 September 1977
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1182 Text/Publication/Article: Horsburgh, J. 1870. 'Notes of cromlechs, duns, hut-circles, chambered cairns, and other remains, in the County of Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 7, 1866-8, pp 271-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 277.
- --- 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. . 188, No. 547.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 330, SUT 57.
- --- SHG9838 Image/Photograph(s): Ch. Cairn, Tongue Ho. Tongue. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9843 Image/Photograph(s): Ch.Cairn, Tongue Ho. Tongue. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9844 Image/Photograph(s): Ch.Cairn, Tongue Ho. Tongue. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 5926 5862 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC55NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5325 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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