MHG8740 - Cave w occupation site, on coast nr Callachy Hill

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Type and Period (2)

CAVE (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)
OCCUPATION SITE (Undated)

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Full Description

NH76SW 10 73 60.

At least one cave, in which excavation has revealed evidence of long prehistoric occupation, lies on the seashore within two or three miles of Callachy Hill.
W Mackenzie 1908.

No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 12 January 1978.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1291 Text/Publication/Article: Mackenzie, W. 1908. 'Notices (1) of a cist, with "food-vessel" urn, at Easter Moy; and (2) of a prehistoric cairn on Callachy Hill, in the Black Isle, Ross-shire, with plan and section', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 42 1907-8, p.66-73. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 66-73. 73.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7299 6000 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH76SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	ROSEMARKIE

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Parent of: DELETED - merged with MHG8740 (Monument) (MHG44417)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/14524 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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