MHG18468 - Possible Stone Circle, Upper Cullernie
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Type and Period (1)
- STONE CIRCLE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH74NW 77 7255 4750
'Cremation urn and remains of stone circle? To S of known chambered cairn (NH74NW 4)': No details given.
J Wordsworth 1991. <1>
Identified during observation on route of Nairn to Inverness pipeline. A low hillock c.100m S of the known Chambered cairn had an undecorated urn with a cremation inserted. The mound appeared to be defined by a curving gulley 1m wide by 0.5m deep filled with rounded stones 100mm in diameter. 3 large pits lay outside this feature, one of which had been dug to bury a granite stone 1. 4m x 1m x 0.5m. The presumption is that this represents another burial monument, with its form remaining unclear due to the small fragment excavated. Described as Arc of loose set rounded stones average 160mm diameter set around a low knoll that lies to the S of the chambered cairn at Upper Cullernie. 3 large pits adjacent to this include 1 containing elongated granite boulder 1.4m x 1m x 0.50m. Cremated burial in undecorated urn lay in a small pit to the SW. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG1787 Text/Publication/Article: Wordsworth, J. 1991. 'Upper Cullernie (Inverness & Bona parish): cremation urn and remains of stone circle? to S of known chambered cairn', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1991, p.41. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 41. 41.
- <2> SHG24879 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J.. 11/1991. Inverness - Nairn British Gas Pipeline 1991. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 30/01/1998. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 83.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7254 4750 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NW |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/85400 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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