MHG8156 - Easter Alnessferry
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Undated)
- (Alternate Type) LONG CAIRN (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A small long cairn, 52' long NE-SW, 18' wide and 3' high, composed of water-worm boulders with a considerable admixture of earth, and now turf-covered. The possibility of its being the result of field clearance seems to be ruled out by the contrasting regularity of its form and smoothness of the turf as against the general irregularity of the field clearance by burn to N.
There is no sign of a chamber in spite of the slight elevation of the mound, which is very small for a long cairn although it compares with Kinrive East (NH67NE 5).
A A Woodham 1956; A S Henshall 1963, visited 1956; Info from A A Woodham to OS.
A mound recently excavated by schoolchildren by means of a crude longtitudinal trench revealing a content of large water-worn boulders admixed with earth, but no evidence of an internal structure. Situated at foot of a sloping field and, despite assertion above, probably old field clearance: a very doubtful long cairn.
Surveyed at 1:2500 Visited by OS (N K B) 30 November 1970.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 8, No. 8.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 346, ROS 21.
- --- SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 78-9.
- --- SHG8044 Image/Photograph(s): Digital Image. .
- --- SHG8050 Image/Photograph(s): Digital Image. .
- --- SHG8051 Image/Photograph(s): Digital Image. .
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6702 6626 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | RESOLIS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13625 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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