MHG936 - Site of Burial Cairn, Achscrabster
Summary
Site of late neolithic-bronze age burial cairn containing cist with burial. Site no longer extant.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
At site is a low eminence adjacent to a stone quarry and cut by an old track. Some stone is exposed in side of the cutting, otherwise there is no evidence of a cairn.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 September 1981.
Cairn (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
The name applies to a small natural eminence. A stone coffin was found c1812 when a heap of stones on summit was removed.
Name Book 1872.
Site of (NAT), Cairn (NR) A Stone Coffin containing Human Remains found here (NAT)
OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1876)
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0806 6307 (16m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7911 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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