MHG60307 - Chambered Cairn - Cnoc Bad na Cleithe
Summary
A chambered cairn at Cnoc Bad na Cleithe.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2401 BC?)
Protected Status
Full Description
A chambered cairn at Cnoc Bad na Cleithe was first noted by members of Historic Assynt in 2012 and subsequently recorded in 2015. It lies on the south side of the same ridge as the much larger Chambered Cairn MHG13040 NMRS NC21SW1 and consists of a roughly circular mound of stones built high on a south facing ridge with a greater accumulation of stone on the downslope and signs of some terracing into the hillside on the upslope. The mound is approx 7.3m north-south and 8m east - west and predominantly built of quartzite stones with some limestone. There is what appears to be a chamber approx 3m long east - west and 2.1m wide and a possible entrance passage to the south east. The chamber fill vaguely suggests an internal division which might indicate a main chamber to the west and a very small ante-chamber to the east, but this apparent feature may well be just the result of the way the fill has been moved around in the past. The view from the site encompasses at least seven other Neolithic and Bronze Age cairns. <1>
It was proposed by Historic Environment Scotland in 2018 that the cairn be scheduled. <2>
The scheduling took effect on 02/08/2018. <3> <4>
GIS spatial data created in 2019 based on location of the site as seen on 2016 vertical APs. <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SHG28136 Text/Record Form: Sleight G. 2015. Archaeological site record - Cnoc Bad na Cleithe. Historic Assynt. Digital.
- <2> SHG28138 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic environment Scotland. 2018. Designation Assessment: Cnoc Bad na Cleithe, chambered cairn, 1,140m N of Ledbeg. Historic Environment Scotland. 04/07/2018. Digital.
- <3> SHG28139 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2018. Scheduling Notification - SM13701. Historic Environment Scotland. 03/08/2018. Digital.
- <4> SHG28140 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2018. Schedule of Monuments: SM13701: Cnoc Bad na Cleithe, chambered cairn, 1,140m N of Ledbeg. Historic Environment Scotland. 03/08/2018. Digital.
- <5> SHG28059 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2016. Getmapping aerial photography 2016. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2404 1450 (12m by 12m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC21SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
| Unitary Authority | HIGHLAND |
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