MHG9013 - Chambered Cairn, Drumrunie
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
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Full Description
NH55SE 7 5500 5259.
Cairn {NR} OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
Muir of Allangrange: A completely ruined round cairn spread over an area of diameter 70ft. In central region a single upright slab protruding from debris 2ft high, 4ft long, and 6ins thick, indicates that cairn was probably originally chambered.
A A Woodham 1956.
This cairn has been so mutilated that little is left except one earthfast upright slab within an amorphous turf-covered stony area. The slab, described above, is almost certainly back slab of an Orkney/ Cromarty type chamber.
An elongated disturbed mound of stone extending about 40m to SW of slab gives impression that it could be a long cairn, but this may be due to field clearance.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (A A) 3 March 1969.
No change. Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) 3 March 1989.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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. 14.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 352, ROS 33.
- --- 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 73.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5500 5259 (53m by 53m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | URQUHART AND LOGIE WESTER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4565 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12838 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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