MHG8592 - Cairn, Ardmore

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Type and Period (1)

CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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NH78NW 18 7003 8721.

At NH 7003 8721 in a pasture field on the edge of a raised beach is a stony mound measuring c12m diameter and about 0.6m high. It is covered with broom and the edges have been partly squared by ploughing. The centre is disturbed but there is no trace of structure. It is probably a cairn.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (AA) 3 11 1970 and (ISS) 3 10 1973.

This stony mound may be the wasted remains of a burial-cairn.
RCAHMS 1979, visited November 1977.

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. . 10, No. 32.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7003 8721 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH78NW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	EDDERTON

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14651 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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