MHG8075 - Chambered Cairn - Leachonich
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Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
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Full Description
NH68NE 9 6846 8583.
Cairn (NR) (Remains of) Human Remains found AD. 1839 (NAT) OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
A round cairn with a polygonal chamber, 300ft SE of the cairn NH68NE 8. Composed of bare stones the cairn is curiously sited on the edge of a small knoll, the difference between the north and south edges being about 10ft. The diameter is 70ft east to west along the contour and 80ft north to south where the cairn material has probably slipped. There are the remains of a peristalith of considerable square slabs. A fair amount of the cairn remains on the south but little on the north and east. Orkney-Cromarty type.
V G Childe 1944; A S Henshall 1963, visited 15 July 1956.
The remains of the chambered cairn are as described by Henshall (1963). It measures c.21m in diameter. The largest of the kerb stones stands to height of c.0.8m and the slabs forming the south side of the chamber are exposed for a height of 0.9m.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (W D J) 16 May 1963.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG175 Text/Publication/Article: Childe, V G. 1944. 'An unrecognised group of chambered cairns', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 78 1943-4, p.26-38. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 26-38. 30; plan.
- --- SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 8, No. 16.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 351, ROS 30; plan.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6846 8583 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH68NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | EDDERTON |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2390 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13861 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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