MHG4593 - Clury
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Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH92SE 12 9714 2416.
NH 9714 2416. On a false crest at about 850ft OD is a Wessex-type embanked cairn preserved within a near square modern plantation dyke. The cairn, quarried from the SW, measures about 14.0m in diameter and survives to a height of about 2.0m The surrounding bank spread to about 3.0m wide is 19.5m in diameter between its centres and is partially destroyed by the planation dyke in the N, E and S.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (A A) 17 February 1971.
Oram 1996 p. 27 calls this Bronze Age.
Add to Bibliography:
Oram, Richard 1996. Moray and Badenoch. A Historical Guide, p. 27 <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9714 2415 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH92SE |
| Civil Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15432 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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