MHG8899 - Cairn, Heights of Keppoch
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Area marked as "tumuli" on 1st ed OS - HAW 11/2003
NH56SW 5 500 610 to 501 611.
Cairns (NR) (9 shown) OS 6"map, (1969)
Small mounds of earth and stone. Name Book 1876.
On a partially afforested ridge are about 30 stone clearance heaps, including the nine previously published as cairns. They are of a type usually found in association with hut circles.
Visited by OS (N K B) 21 December 1970
No change; no cultivation plots are discernible.
Visited by OS (J B) 11 November 1976.
A scatter of small cairns. RCAHMS 1979.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. . 13, No. 75.
- --- SHG3399 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 9, 60.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 4999 6099 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH46SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | FODDERTY |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12950 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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