MHG7250 - Possible Clava-type Cairn - Little Urchany
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
- (Alternate Type) STONE CIRCLE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A possible Clava-type cairn lay some 16ft to the E or NE of NH84NE 1 until about 1840.
J Fraser 1884; A S Henshall 1963.
No trace of any feature could be found at this position.
Visited by OS (R D) 16 November 1965.
No trace of this cairn. The site marked on OS 6"map if correct would have overlain the ring cairn (NH84NE 1). Very doubtful antiquity. Visited by OS (N K B) 21 January 1971.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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. . 7, No. 7.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 388, NRN 5.
- --- SHG537 Text/Publication/Article: Fraser, J. 1884. 'Descriptive notes on the stone circles of Strathnairn and neighbourhood of Inverness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 18 1883-4, p.328-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 328-62. 352; plan.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8665 4859 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15007 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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