MHG62140 - Cairn - Allt na Criche, Urchany
Summary
Ruined cairn by Allt na Criche, Urchany
Type and Period (2)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN? (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BURIAL CAIRN? (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2400 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The North of Scotland Archaeological Society (NoSAS) undertook an archaeological survey of Urchany in 2015 and surveyed some structures north of the Allt na Criche. The field surveyors identified four cairns in this higher ground. They suggested they might all be prehistoric burial cairns, due to their position above the improved grazing ground. However, this can only be conjectural. The improved pasture may well have been ploughed at some stage, producing clearance cairns not burial cairns.
Site C23; Cairn. This oval pile of large stones and boulders, 6m x 2m, stands up to 0.5m high. <1>
NGR adjusted based on 2015 aerial photographs. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG28596 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Spencer-Jones, R.. 2020. A NoSAS Survey of the Lands of Urchany: A Multi-period Settlement on the Braes West of Beauly: 6th-10th April 2015. North of Scotland Archaeological Society. Digital. p.46, site C23. XY
- <2> SHG27328 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2015. Getmapping aerial photography 2015.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4564 4642 (7m by 7m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH44NE |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Related Investigations/Events (1)
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