MHG2201 - Chambered Cairn, Cairn Hanach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Cairn Hanach (NAT) Chambered Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Kenny's Cairn or Cairn Hanach, an Orkney-Cromarty type chambered round cairn, was excavated by Anderson and Shearer in 1866. It is about 40ft in diameter and is now an untidy mass of flat slabs, partly turf-covered. Finds included several hundred sherds of pottery, some of which were Iron Age, flints, a bone 'chisel' and a probable Iron Age pebble rubber. A small selection of the material is in NMAS; the rest have been lost.
A S Henshall 1963.
Cairn Hanach, as described and planned by Miss Henshall.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 27 April 1967.
The site was visited and photographed by C Jones in April 2011. A 360 degree panorama was taken at ND 31002 40823 starting facing north east and proceeding clockwise. <1>
Collection within the NMS includes: pottery sherds (EO 17-33), a hammerstone (EO 34), flint scrapers/knives/flakes (EO 35-86), a bone implement (EO 87) and animal bone/tooth/tusk (EO 88-96). They were acquired in 1871 from Dr. Joseph Anderson. <2>
Three sherd of the pottery (EO 17, 22 23) were loaned to Dunbeath Heritage Museum where they are on display. <3>
Sources/Archives (11)
- --- SHG1220 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1873. 'Notes on the excavation of "Kenny's Cairn", on the Hill of Bruan; Carn Righ, near Yarhouse; the Warth Hill Cairn, Duncansbay; and several smaller sepulchral cairns in Caithness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 9 1870-2, p.292-6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 292-6.
- --- SHG2115 Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 119-21, no. 31; plan.
- --- SHG2512 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Hill, P.H.. 1985. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: Volume III: 1982-1983. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1985. Paper and Digital. 45, 46, 244.
- --- 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. . 180-2, no. 562.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 276, CAT 31; plan.
- --- SHG3927 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3928 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4868 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG26489 Text/Report/Environmental Statement: Headland Archaeology. 2012. Beatrice offshore Wind farm: Environmental Statement. Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd. Digital.
- <2> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. EO 17-96.
- <3> SHG28482 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Dunbeath Heritage Centre Archives.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3100 4084 (42m by 42m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (6)
- CHISEL (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- FLAKE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- SCRAPER (TOOL)? (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- HAMMERSTONE (Undated)
- SHERD (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM433 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/9036 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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