MHG29164 - Clearance cairn, Balblair Wood 4

Summary

A small subcircular mound interpreted as a clearance cairn.

Type and Period (1)

  • CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic to 19th Century - 4000 BC to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

No: 4
NGR: NH 4998 4426
Source: fieldwalking
Class: Cairn

Description - Situated a few metres to the west of monument 3, this is a small subcircular mound, measuring 8m NS by 6m EW, with a height of c.0.4m. No stones are visible through the thick vegetation covering this monument.

Balblair Wood, Beauly
Archaeological Survey

CENTRE for FIELD ARCHAEOLOGY
University of Edinburgh
Report No. 514
December, 1999

Entered by JW 26/6/2000

Sources/Archives (1)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 4998 4425 (7m by 11m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH44SE
Civil Parish KILMORACK
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

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