MHG3759 - Kilvean
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH64SE 7 unlocated.
"There was, a few years ago at Kilvean, a great number of small cairns overgrown with heath. They occupies about an acre on an extensive plain, and were enclosed by a ditch of an orbicular form. These cairns were removed.
OSA 1793.
No further information.
Visited by OS (R L) 20 September 1969.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2606 Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 9, 632.
- --- 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. . 12, No. 59.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6500 4000 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13539 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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