MHG2558 - Probable Cairn, Torran Reitheach
Summary
Site of probable cairn.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
No change. Visited by OS (J M) 29 October 1981.
(ND 1630 6013) Torran Reitheach (NR) OS 6" map, (1970)
Torran Reitheach, probable cairn, set on slight ridge in an undulating field, is grass-covered mound 0.5m high and 10m diameter.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 5 November 1965.
Torran Reitheach is ploughed-down mound about 3ft high and c30ft diameter, in which human remains and an urn were found about 1866-7. It is probably a cairn.
Name Book 1872; RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Torran Reitheach (NR) (Cairn) (NR) Human Remains and Urns found (NAT)
OS 6" map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. . 3 No. 7.
- --- SHG3339 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 1, 29.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1630 6013 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16SE |
| Civil Parish | BOWER |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/8527 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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