MHG3344 - Possible Site of Cairn, Ruisaurie
Summary
Possible site of cairn of unknown type and of unknown date.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
'The Relig burn' has not been located but, since Stuart is apparently referring to the Beaufort Castle area (NH 50 42), this could be a reference to the Red Burn (NH 50 46) which is defined by ONB as running through the Ruilick district. Ruilick is quoted by Watson as an example of 'reilig' - a cemetery - which appears as 'the Relict'in
1571 (Reg Magni Sig Reg Scot 1984).
W J Watson 1926
'On a piece of ground rising from the Relig Burn a curious cairn was pointed out to me formed in a semicircle. It has large boulders along the edges.The wall is about 5 feet in thickness,and from one point of the semicircle to another is about 38 feet'.
J Stuart 1870; Name Book 1873.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2684 Text/Publication/Volume: Thomson, J M (ed.). 1984. Registrum Magni Sigilli Regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, AD 1306-1424. Volume 1. Inverness.
- --- SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 258.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4999 4600 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44NE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12675 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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