MHG938 - Chambered Cairn - Knock Glass
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CHAMBERED CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- LONG CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
The turf-covered long cairn at Knockglass is 112ft long, 31 to 46ft wide and 2 to 6ft high. The lower courses of a facing-wall are visible in places along sides, but a large stone recorded by RCAHMS as protruding from main axis of cairn 30ft from SE end has disappeared.
RCAHMS 1911; A S Henshall 1963.
At ND 0568 6378 there are the turf-covered remains of a long cairn, measuring c40m NW-SE by 13m transversely, and approx 2m high. No definite facing-wall could be found.
Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D) 3 November 1964.
(ND 0568 6378) Chambered Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
A turf-covered long cairn, which is wedge-shaped or horned, measuring c40m NW-SE, some 18m across higher SE end, and 11m across NW. Two stones in NW and one in SE margin may be exposed remains of a kerb. There is minor mutilation in W corner, but apart from this cairn seems to be intact. There is no trace of a passage or chamber but their existence is likely; all long cairns in this part of Caithness have been chambered.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 18 September 1981.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2115 Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 121, no. 32; plan.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 39-40, No. 138.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 277, CAT 32.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0567 6379 (38m by 35m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SE |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM469 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7913 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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