MHG5435 - Kylerhea
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NG72SE 1 7869 2054.
(NG 78692054) Urn found A.D. 1856 (NAT)
OS 6"map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903)
No additional information.
Name Book 1903.
At the published site, immediately to the rear of a cottage, there are the remains of a large cairn. The original diameter of the cairn was about 25.0m, but it has been mutilated on the SW (probably to provide material for field walls close by) and now measures 16.5m E-W by 11.5m. transversely It reaches a maximum height of 2.5m against the house. Visited by OS (A S P) 22 June 1961
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1584 Text/Publication/Article: Miket and Wildgoose, R and M. 1989. 'Survey. Kinloch Forest', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1989, p.44-8. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44-8. 47.
- --- SHG3341 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 11, 101.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7868 2053 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG72SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | SLEAT |
Finds (1)
- VESSEL (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11676 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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