MHG62332 - Clearance cairns - Benloit Hill
Summary
Clearance cairns on Benloit Hill, near Drumnadrochit.
Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Clearance cairns on Benloit Hill, near Drumnadrochit.
The cairns were recorded during a Woodland Grant Scheme walkover survey by Headland Archaeology in 1999. A group of thirty seven cairns are located within an area 80 m by 140 m to the north-east of the Inchtelloch steading. The cairns are situated in open birch wood on both sides of the old track leading from Inchtelloch to Balbeg. They are largely turf-covered, 2.5 ¬5 m in diameter and up to 0.4 m high. The cairns are fairly low but show no evidence of recent disturbance with the exception of one cairn that has been cut on one side by the track. <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4834 2356 (104m by 128m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH42SE |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND GLENMORISTON |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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