MHG7389 - Chambered cairn - Cnoc Chaornaidh
Summary
A chambered cairn at Cnoc Chaornaidh.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
A chambered cairn at Cnoc Chaornaidh.
(NC 30170818) Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1967)
A probable chambered cairn, 13.0m in diameter and 2.4m in maximum height, partly ruined on the south and SE but otherwise undisturbed and grass-grown. Two large slabs are visible on the south side, neither at nor leading to the centre and behind them to the NW is a cavity with a side slab and lintel just visible. Other large slabs lie about. The cairn seems to have been chambered but the present remains are impossible to interpret.
Surveyed at 1:10 560.
A S Henshall 1963; Visited by OS (W D J) 4 April 1963.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (J B) 23 September 1976.
The cairn was scheduled in 1977.
FE Management Plan received 30/03/01.
J Aitken : 30/03/01.
The scheduling was amended by Historic Environment Scotland with effect from 23/11/2018. <1>
GIS spatial data amended in 2019 according to location of the site as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <2>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG15500 Image/Photograph(s): Chambered Cairn, possible entrance?. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG15502 Image/Photograph(s): Chambered Cairn, Cnoc Chaornaidh Centre. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG2510 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Howell, J.M.. 1980. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland, 1976-1979. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1980. Paper and Digital. 152, LOU 2.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 344, ROS 16.
- <1> SHG28191 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2018. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM4023: Cnoc Chaornaidh, chambered cairn 570m WSW of. Historic Environment Scotland. 28/11/2018. Digital.
- <2> SHG27382 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Get Mapping. 2009. Getmapping aerial photography 2009. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 3018 0818 (28m by 28m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC30NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KINCARDINE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4023 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4738 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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