MHG7968 - The Temple Chambered Cairn

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Type and Period (1)

  • CHAMBERED ROUND CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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Full Description

The Temple (NAT) Chambered Cairn (NR) (Site) OS6" map, 1959

This has been a round cairn with a possibly Orkney-Cromarty type chamber. It is now robbed almost flat, with 3 slabs ranging from 1'3" to 2'9" in height, protruding in centre; and 2 earthfast stones on SW which may be remains of a peristalith.
A whetstone, found on site, and now in possession of Miss M Gammie, Croftcrunie Farm, Tore, is presumably unconnected with burial phase of cairn. It measures 2" x 3/8" and is perforated at wider end. There is a cast in NMAS. (AL/203).
A A Woodham 1956; A S Henshall 1963.

A chambered cairn as described by Henshall, outer limits of which measure 26m N x 22m transversely. Many large stones lie in and around central area, and field clearance heaps are prominent on S and E sides. The whetstone found on site was donated by Miss N Gammie to Inverness Museum last year.
Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R B) 17 March 1966.

As described The field clearance heaps mentioned by Bruce are recent.
Visited by OS (N K B) 20 November 1970.

The cast and mould for the cast are listed under the Acc. Nos. AL 203 and AL 203 A in the NMS catalogue. <1>

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Map

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6178 5260 (80m by 80m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NH65SW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish KILLEARNAN

Finds (2)

  • WHETSTONE (Undated)
  • CAST (Undated)

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