MHG7410 - Cairn - Cnoc Chaornaidh
Summary
A burial cairn at Cnoc Chaornaidh.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
A burial cairn at Cnoc Chaornaidh.
(NC 30130913) Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1967)
A large, turf-covered cairn with an overall diameter of 27m and maximum height of 4m on east. On NE side a ramp-like feature of earth and stone appears to overlie base of the cairn. There is an excavation hollow in summit of the cairn.
Surveyed at 1:10 560.
Visited by OS (R D L) 5 April 1963; Info contained in letter from A J Boyd, Inverkirkaig to A S Henshall (NMAS) 30 June 1954.
The cairn set upon a small natural hillock is generally as described above. No kerb is visible but the cairn appears to have measured about 17.5m N to S by 15.0m.
R J Mercer 1980; Visited by OS (J B) 23 September 1976.
The cairn was scheduled in 1977.
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)
- --- 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. 154, LOU 23.
- <1> SHG28192 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2018. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM4042: Cnoc Chaornaidh, cairn 930m NW 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 3013 0912 (20m by 20m) (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/SM4042 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4724 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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