MHG62991 - Cairn - Newtonhill
Summary
A robbed cairn at Newtonhill.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN? (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Inverness Field Club, led by Donald Coghill, surveyed a number of sites in the Aird area between 1987 and 1989. Newtonhill.
The recent clear felling of a dense spruce wood has revealed what appears to be a robbed circular ditched cairn of 15 yards diameter with its centre still at a height of 3 feet. <1>
Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (T. Blackie 31/07/23)
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5760 4379 (40m by 40m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54SE |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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