MHG8123 - Barrow, Novar House

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Type and Period (1)

ROUND BARROW (Undated)

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 5002: Gun Port, burial mound 45m N of

Full Description

NH66NW 18 6190 6808.
On the brink of a low escarpment, is a bowl-shaped tree-grown mound measuring 25m in diameter and 4m high. The content of sand and gravel visible in the S is similar to a glacial deposit, but its shape, size and situation strongly suggest it is a barrow.
Visited by OS (A A) 23 August 1972.

This boat-shaped mound may be a burial-cairn.
RCAHMS 1979.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- 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. . 12, No. 56.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 6189 6810 (53m by 54m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH66NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	ALNESS

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External Links (2)

http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM5002 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
https://canmore.org.uk/site/13660 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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