MHG8175 - Chambered cairn - Kinrive Wood
Summary
A chambered cairn in Kinrive Wood.
Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
A chambered cairn in Kinrive Wood.
NH67NE 3 6977 7513.
(NH 697 752) Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
King's Head Cairn : Round with polygonal chamber Orkney-Cromarty type. The cairn itself is almost entirely removed but its edge is quite distinct showing a diameter of 85ft EW and 75ft NS. The chamber is constructed of large slabs and stands clear and almost intact with its interior choked with debris and surmounted by a birch tree whose roots envelope structure. 7 feet NW of the back of chamber is a cist with 4 side stones measuring 3 by 4ft and at least 3ft 6ins deep.
ISSFC 1902; V G Childe 1944; J M Davidson 1948; A S Henshall 1963, Visited 14 July 1956.
As described above, this cairn is situated in a dense birch wood.
Visited by OS (R D L) 12 May 1963.
The site was Scheduled in 1970.
Graham Grant visited this site on 23 September 2011 and took some phtoographs for the HER. He comments as follows: "This is a very impressive monument which the report on the HER does no justice to (the birch tree has long since disappeared!). The remaining chamber stones are massive. I cannot recall seeing such large slabs within any of the Easter Ross Orkney/Cromarty cairns. Unfortunately it is very difficult to visualise the exact positioning and layout of the chamber(s) due to the large amount of debris within the chamber and the haphazard layout of the slabs. The outer circumference is well delineated and intact through its whole length although it is not possible to see where the entrance to the cairn was. There is a beautiful example of a stone cist exactly as described. An altogether impressive monument, worth a visit due to its magical setting within a picturesque birch woodland." <1>
The site was re-scheduled by Historic Environment Scotland in 2016. <2> <3>
GIS spatial data amended in 2017 to it location as shown on OS MasterMap. <4>
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- 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. 31.
- --- 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. 11.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 350, ROS 25; plan.
- --- SHG358 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1972. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 2. 2. Paper (Original). 563, ROS 25.
- --- SHG52 Text/Publication/Article: Davidson, J M. 1948. 'A miscellany of antiquities in Easter Ross and Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 80 (1945-46), pp 25-33. pp 30-1.
- --- SHG755 Text/Publication/Article: ISSFC. 1902. 'Excursion to Balnagown and Strathrory', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 5 1895-9, p.359-64. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 359-64. 363.
- <1> SHG24575 Image/Photograph(s): Grant, G. 2009-11. Information and photographs of various HER sites submitted by Graham Grant. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <2> SHG27658 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: MacIver, M.. 2016. Changes to the schedule of Monuments 27/09/2016. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <3> SHG27677 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Environment Scotland. 2016. Amended entry in the Schedule of Monuments: SM2965: King's Head Cairn, chambered cairn 230m WSW of Mid Kinrive. Historic Environment Scotland. Digital.
- <4> SHG23361 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Mastermap. Digital. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6978 7513 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH67NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR EASTER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM2965 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13725 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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