MHG8018 - Cnoc Ducharie
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Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
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Full Description
NH67SW 14 6235 7165.
Some 27m SSE of cairn at Cnoc Ducharie (NH67SW 13) are the remains of a smaller one. It consists of a much mutilated mound of stones, now mostly grass-covered, 8m in diameter and c.1.2m high. One or two large stones around the perimeter suggest that it may have had a kerb. In the centre of the cairn is a dilapidated rectangular cavity 3.0m long by 2.0m wide by 0.6m deep.
Surveyed at 1/2500 Visited by OS (W D J) 1 May 1963.
This mutilated cairn stands in dense forest.
RCAHMS 1979.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6234 7165 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH67SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ALNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5223 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13777 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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