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MHG4647 - Chambered cairn - Loch Nan Carraigean

Summary

A chambered cairn with the remains of a stone circle near Loch Nan Carraigean.

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A chambered cairn with the remains of a stone circle near Loch Nan Carraigean.

Stone Circle (NR) OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)

NH 907 154. An impressive Clava ring-cairn, its form perfectly apparent despite some interior disturbance. The kerb, diameter 56', is almost complete. The outside circle of monoliths is now represented by two prostrate slabs (probably over their original positions) part of another, and 4 hollows probably indicating the former positions of stones removed. <1> <2>

The cairn was Scheduled in 1935.

Ring-cairn as described and planned by Henshall.
Visited by OS (R L) 14 November 1966.

The site was visited in 1996 by AOC (Scotland) as part of a walkover survey as a data collection exercise to inform a pilot for a farm Archaeological Management Plan for Granish Farm. An impressive Clava ring-cairn lies on a rise within low heather moorland. The outer kerb and inner kerb are almost complete and have an overall diameter of 19 m. The ring-cairn is surrounded by a stone circle, of which only two stones and three shallow hollows are also visible. These hollows presumably once held other standing stones. 24 m to the south-east is another cairn, 7 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. There is no evidence of a kerb although the core may have been robbed-out at some point. There are a number of birch trees re¬generating in the area, and upon the monument. In addition there is one mature Scots Pine on the site. <3>

Damage to an area of the southern side of the cairn by persons unknown was recorded and repaired by Alba Archaeology in 1998 at the request of Historic Scotland. The damaged area was 1-2m wide and up to c. 0.9m deep, running in strip from a gap in the line of the outer kerb stones at the south end of the cairn to a similar gap in the line of the inner kerb stones. The overall impression was one of a badly executed archaeological trench. A non-biodegradable, water permeable textile was laid in the damaged area before it was backfilled. <4>

Field sketch of cairn and stone circle 3200m N of aviemore - see Assoc. Docs. File.
J Aitken : 18/12/00.

Access audit photos, possible number 112 (check) - HAW 11/2003
See photos. In Ass. Docs.

Included in the ARCH Community Timeline Project: Boat of Garten <5>

The scheduling was amended by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016 to also include the smaller ciarn to to the southeast (see also MHG4648). <6> <7>

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Grid reference	Centred NH 9078 1550 (38m by 38m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH91NW
Civil Parish	DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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