MHG60904 - Cairn - Inverlaidnan
Summary
Cairn at Inverlaidnan
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2401 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A project to survey and record archaeological features at Inverlaidnan and Sluggan (originally named Inchluin) was undertaken by NOSAS members in 2018.
Site 48 Cairn. A circular stone cairn c.7m in diameter and up to 1m high lies on the N edge of the improved grassland of Buail an Amadain Croft; it is 30m SSW of another substantial cairn (MHG4470). A small central hollow c.0.75m wide is probably a modern intrusion. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 1999-2001 aerial photographs <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG28284 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Marshall, M.. 2019. Inverlaidnan and Sluggan/Inchluin, near Carrbridge, Inverness-shire: The Report of a Project to Identify, Survey and Record Archaeological Remains in 2018. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.27 Site 48.
- <2> SHG27491 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 1999-2001. Get Mapping colour vertical aerial photography 1999-2001 (The Millennium Map). XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8666 2230 (8m by 8m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH82SE |
| Civil Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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