MHG7195 - Cists & Urn, Kinsteary
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH95SW 2 9243 5485
Stone coffin containing human remains, urn found AD 1884. Found in a gravel pit dug out of a natural knoll. Now Gorse and tree covered. (OSFI.RD.25 11 1965).
No traces remain in an overgrown gravel-pit of cists containing 'human remains' and an 'urn' found in 1884 and 1902.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978; OS 6" map, Nairnshire, 2nd ed. (1906), sheet ii SW
Nothing significant was seen at this site and no further information was obtained locally.
Visited by OS (RD) 25 November 1965.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9243 5484 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH95SW |
| Civil Parish | AULDEARN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (1)
- VESSEL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15596 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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