MHG2905 - Chambered Cairn, Little Dalcross
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- (Alternate Type) CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- PASSAGE GRAVE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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Full Description
Stone Circle (NR)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1906)
Dalcross Mains, a Clava passage grave, has had most of the cairn material removed flush with the top of the chamber which is almost 12ft diameter. The kerb is 40-42ft diameter. One monolith survives with a slab to the west of it.
J Fraser 1884; S Piggott 1958; A S Henshall 1963, visited 10 April 1957.
Situated in a small copse, this cairn is as described above. It has been quarried in the NW segment. 10.0m NE of the latter, a further stone, 0.7m high, has possibly been displaced from the inner kerb. Two portal stones remain in the SW, and the outline of the central chamber may still be seen.
Resurveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 11 September 1964.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG2004 Text/Publication/Volume: Burl, {H} A {W}. 1976. The stone circles of the British Isles. 359.
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 9, No. 18.
- --- SHG315 Collection/Catalogue/Gazetteer: Thom, Thom and Burl, A, A S and [H] A [W]. 1980. Megalithic rings: plans and data for 229 monuments in Britain. 81. 254-5.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 374, INV 26; plan.
- --- SHG537 Text/Publication/Article: Fraser, J. 1884. 'Descriptive notes on the stone circles of Strathnairn and neighbourhood of Inverness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 18 1883-4, p.328-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 328-62. 361.
- --- SHG749 Text/Publication/Article: Piggott, S. 1956. Excavations in passage-graves and ring-cairns of the Clava group 1952-3. Proc Soc Antiq Scot Volume 88. 173-207. 194, 199.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7797 4846 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NE |
| Civil Parish | CROY AND DALCROSS |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4853 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14150 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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