MHG9016 - Cairn, Spital Wood
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH55SE 4 5601 5147.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
At the north side of the Spittal Wood is a cairn which has been greatly enlarged by the farmers who have carted stones off their fields and placed them there.
Name Book 1872.
A heap of field cleared stones, measuring 20m E-W by 5m and about 1.2m high, in corner of a field. There is nothing to indicate that it was an earlier cairn and the situation and form of heap suggests that it is all field clearance.
Visited by OS (I S S) 29 March 1973.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5600 5146 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILLEARNAN |
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12835 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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