MHG6881 - Cist w finds, Inchnacaorach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
R Thomson diary "In spring of 1862, one of the castle servants while ploughing on home farm , came upon a prehistoric grave at Tomnahooly, some 12" below the surface. As usual this last resting place was formed by placing 4 unhewn slabs on their edges with a larger one atop to protect the remains. Inside it contained a complete skeleton of a man in fairly good condition together with a rudely ornamented clay urn, now in Nairn Mus. Close by had been laid the deceased persons javelin & harpoon………... Next day I found among the loose earth a similar weapon a chisel.. V rare… to British Museum…. Antiquarian Museum in Edinburgh….. - HAW 2/2003
NH84NE 9 852 494.
A short cist, containing a beaker, a crouched burial and three bone implements - evidently two awls and a chisel - was found in or before 1861 on the farm of Inchnacaorach (NH 852 494).
The site lay in an arable field part of which consisted of a low ridge. The cist lay 15" below the surface of one of the prominent knobs of this ridge (Information contained in letter from W A Stables to Earl of Cawdor, 13 April 1861).
The beaker - short neck, type N.3 (Clarke 1970) - and implements were presented to the British Museum by the Earl of Cawdor but the implements could not be traced in 1960. (Walker 1967) (Beaker: 1861, 6-27, 1-4). Proc Soc Antiq Lond 1861; I C Walker 1967; D L Clarke 1970.
No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 21 January 1971.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1641 Text/Publication/Article: Walker, I C. 1967. 'The counties of Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire in the Bronze Age: part I', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 98 1964-6, p.76-125. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 76-125. 100-1; pl. xv, fig. 1.
- --- SHG2051 Text/Publication/Volume: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. (classification table).
- --- SHG2425 Text/Publication/Volume: Love J, McMullen E (ed). 1994. A Salmon for the Schoolhouse, A Nairnshire Parish in the C19.
- --- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 10, No. 36.
- --- SHG3503 Text/Publication/Article: PSAL. 1861. Proc Soc Antiq Lond Vol. 1 1861, p.395-7. Proc Soc Antiq Lond. 395-7. 395-7; illusts..
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8520 4940 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (4)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- AWL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- CHISEL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15020 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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