MHG7252 - Cairnfield - Carn Maol
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (3)
- FORT? (Early Bronze Age to Pictish - 2400 BC? to 900 AD?)
- HUT CIRCLE? (Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 4000 BC? to 560 AD?)
- CAIRNFIELD (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH84NE 18 874 460.
(NH 8730 4602) Possible fort, accompanied by what appear to be hut-circles or enclosures, mainly stretching along ridge to E.
Visible on RAF APs CPE/Scot/UK/184: 5393-4 - flown 9
October 1946 and F21/58/RAF/1116: 0125-6 - flown 8 May 1953.
There is no fort or hut-circles in the area indicated on APs but on the ridge centred at NH 874 460 are several stone clearance heaps of a type usually associated with hut-circles.
Visited by OS (N K B) 19 January 1971.
This group of small cairns is situated about 700m SW of Clunas.
RCAHMS 1978, visited April 1978.
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8740 4600 (100m by 100m) (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/15005 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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