MHG9025 - Mullans Wood
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CLEARANCE CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH55SE 12 586 527.
(Centred NH 586 527) Cairns (NR) OS 6"map, (1959)
A number of small cairns of stones (22 shown on OS 1st edition 6"). There is no local information as to their purpose.
Name Book 1872.
No trace of these alleged cairns in dense afforestation. They were probably stone clearance heaps.
Visited by OS (A A) 13 January 1971.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. . 11, No. 46.
- --- SHG3345 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 15, 7.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5859 5269 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILLEARNAN |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12826 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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