MHG4076 - Lonfearn
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- STONE CIRCLE (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred 51 62.
There were formerly vestiges of cairns and circles near Longern farmhouse at a place called Totagan dan Druidhean i.e. the little knoll of the Druids.
(For a hut circle on Lonfearn Burn see NG56SW 6 and for a cairn at Tot nan Druidhean see NG55NW 5)
RCAHMS 1928; C Maclagan 1875; NSA 1845.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2478 Text/Publication/Volume: Maclagan, C. 1875. The hill forts, stone circles and other structural remains of ancient Scotland. 119.
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol. 14, 267.
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 177, No. 569.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5100 6200 (40m by 40m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG56SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11539 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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