MHG7402 - Chambered Cairn - Loch Ailsh
Summary
A chambered Cairn at Loch Ailsh.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
A chambered Cairn at Loch Ailsh.
A probable chambered cairn of waterworn stones set in a small, ill-drained hollow in low, peaty moorland and now covered by 0.3m of peat. Oval in plan, measuring 21m by 17m by 2.3m high, and is surrounded by a possibly natural ditch-like feature (OS field surveyor {EGC}). E side and centre have been severely robbed and any entrance from this side has been destroyed but in centre are some very large slabs, obviously displaced but strongly suggestive of a chamber.
Surveyed at 1:10 560.
Visited by OS (E G C) 3 April 1963; A S Henshall 1963.
The cairn is as described above. The "ditch" is of variable width ranging from 2.5m to 4.5m enlarging in the SE to form a "recess" 7.5m wide. It has an average depth of 0.7m.
Visited by OS (J B) 23 September 1976.
The cairn was scheduled in 1977.
The 'ditch' around the cairn appears to be entirely natural, a result of differential peat accumulation.
Visited by OS (N K B) 23 June 1980.
FE Management Plan : 30/03/01.
J Aitken : 30/03/01.
The scheduling was amended by Historic Environment Scotland with effect from 26/11/2018. <1>
GIS spatial data amended in 2019 according to location of site as seen on 2009 vertical APs. <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 350, ROS 28.
- <1> SHG28193 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2018. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM4043: Loch Ailsh, chambered cairn 920m SE of Strathseasgaich. 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 3114 0979 (32m by 32m) (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/SM4043 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4735 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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