MHG2694 - Chambered Cairn, Boblainy
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- (Alternate Type) BURIAL CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
'About a quarter of a mile to the north of Boblaine there is the remains of a cairn surrounded by a circle of stones. The cairn measures 11 yards in diameter, and at a distance of 2 yards, there are the remains of a circle of stones about 2 1/2 or 3 feet high. At a distance of 20 yards north-west from the circle there is a boulder 4 feet by 3 feet, but whether it had ever formed a part of the structure it would be hard to say.' <1>
The monument stood about NH 493 396, a little below 500 ft. OD above the Bruiach Burn. It has been destroyed but from Wallace's description it may have been a Clava type cairn. <2>
In an arable field, in the area centred at NH 4934 3951 there are the greatly mutilated,grass covered, remains of a cairn measuring about 15.0 metres in diameter by 1.9 metres high. There is no way of telling if this might have been a Clava-type cairn, or if the boulder 20 yards to the NW is associated with it.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R D) 14 December 1964
Before reaching Boblainy farm steading, and at the east side of the public road, there is a circular stony and grassy mound 16 yards in diameter. It is low and curves upwards to a flat top and appears to be too symmetrical to be a stone dump, although stones have been dumped later at the south side. <3>
Photographs of the site were submitted to the HER by a member of the public in 2008. <4> <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SHG1192 Text/Publication/Article: Wallace, T. 1886. Notes on ancient remains in the Beauly Valley, Inverness-shire. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 20. 340-55. 351.
- <2> SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. Vol. 1, 366, (INV 13).
- <3> SHG2356 Text/Manuscript: Jacks, S E (ed.). 1989. Some unrecorded sites in the Aird noted between Oct 1987 & May 1989. Inverness Field Club. Digital. no. 69.
- <4> SHG23699 Image/Photograph(s): Member of public. 2007-8. Boblainy Farm Mound/Cairn. Colour. . Digital.
- <5> SHG23700 Text/Correspondence: Highland Council. 2008. Correspondence between member of public and S Tilbury, HER Officer. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4935 3952 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH43NE |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12326 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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