MHG2742 - Kerb Cairn, Home Farm
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- KERB CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
hat may be a prehistoric cairn or barrow, measuring a maximum of 13 m in diameter and 1.8 m in height, occupies a slight knoll 200 m S of Beaufort Cottages. Part of a kerb is visible about 2.5 m inside the NE edge of the mound.
RCAHMS 1979, visited 1979
At NH 4964 4188, within a walled enclosure, formerly a copse, at the W margin of a field, is a cairn, 12.0 m in diameter and 1.6 m high. It bears the stumps of trees, and is riddled with rabbit burrows in which is exposed a content of earth and stones.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 5 March 1981
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4963 4188 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44SE |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12388 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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