MHG5757 - Possible Chambered Cairn - Garafad
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- (Alternate Type) ROUND CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
Full Description
NG46NE 12 4955 6757.
(NG 494 676) Beaker sherds and plain sherds found with cremated bone at a site, possibly a ring-cairn, at Cadha Riach, were donated to the NMAS in 1970 by C C MacLeod, Portree.
NMAS 1971.
The remains of a chambered cairn at NG 4955 6757 surviving as a circular turf-covered mound 0.6m maximum height and spread to a diameter of c.8.5m robbed from the E. Two probable kerbstones in the W and three others in the S, suggest the original diameter was 7.5m. Five stones forming the W arc of the chamber survive in situ, with two others displaced, but the E half has been destroyed as has the entrance passage which was presum- ably in this arc. MacLeod (Mr C MacLeod, Garrafad, Staffin, Isle of Skye) a retired schoolmaster, found the sherds in the S half of the chamber where his carefully filled in trench is still visible.
To the W of the cairn are a few peat-obscured stony mounds which appear to be stone clearance heaps.
Surveyed at 1/2500. (Enlargement at 1:250)
Visited by OS (I S S) 20 September 1971.
The 5 Beaker sherds are listed under Acc. No. EQ 793 in the NMS catalogue and described as thick ware, decorated with incision, a band of lattice pattern, and herringbone on a slight carination. The plain sherds are listed under EQ 794 and described as a similar ware to EQ 793, and include two rim sherds. <1>
Human remains from the site are within NMS collections. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2584 Text/Report: NMAS. 1971. Annual report 1970-1. . 7.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. EQ 793, EQ 794.
- <2> SHG28455 Dataset/Database File: 2020. Database of Human Remains in Museum Collections from Highland Area. NMS, IMAG & Marishal College. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4955 6756 (300m by 300m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG46NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Finds (3)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- SHERD (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CREMATION (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3519 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11342 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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