MHG39884 - Site of Pen or Clearance Cairn, West Town
Summary
Site of a possible pen or robbed clearance cairn.
Type and Period (2)
- PEN (Undated)
- (Alternate Type) CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Further hut-circle, recorded by aerial reconnaissance in 1994, at NH 6314 3298.
Information from RCAHMS (AD) 6th March 1997
A hut-circle and a pen are situated about 80m apart on a SE-facing slope in the field to the NE of West Town. The hut-circle (NH 6250 3293) has been disturbed in the construction of the field bank, that runs across it from NE to SW, and measures 7.2m in diameter within a faced-rubble wall spread to 1.7m in thickness by 0.3m in height. To the SW of the hut-circle (at NH 6244 3287) there is a grass-covered oval pen or robbed clearance cairn, which measures 5.4m from NW to SE by 4.8m transversely over a rubble bank 0.8m measuring in thickness and 0.2m in height. (USN93 130-1)
Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 8 October 1992.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6244 3287 (20m by 20m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH63SW |
| Civil Parish | DORES |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/78816 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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