MHG7973 - Possible Chambered Cairn - Leachonich
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- (Alternate Type) CAIRN (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH68NE 30 6820 8589.
At NH 6820 8589 prominently situated on a spur is a stony mound about 5.5m in diameter and about 0.3m high. Its top has been disturbed but no structure is exposed. It is possible that this is a clearance heap, but its position suggests it is a cairn.
Visited by OS (A A) 2 November 1970.
About 65 metres to the N on a false crest, are the scant remains of a stony mound c. 11.0m in diameter. It has been quarried away leaving a scatter of heather grown debris within a slight rim. To the E of centre are two earthfast conglomerate slabs, one facing N-S and the other E-W, which may represent a portal stone and a side slab of a chamber otherwise destroyed.
Visited by OS (A A) 23 June 1975.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6822 8592 (32m by 90m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH68NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | EDDERTON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13831 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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