MHG7208 - Ring cairn, Mains of Moyness
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- RING CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
Stone Circles (NR) (Remains of). OS 6" map (1906)
The remains of this ring-cairn are heavily overgrown with gorse. The remains consist of part of the outer kerb of the cairn, the NE part of which was destroyed by a road. The kerb is composed of irregular boulders up to 2 feet 9 inches in height. The cairn-material has been almost completely removed.
Of the outer circle, a single monolith, 4ft 6ins tall, remains, on the SE. Near it are several long thin slabs of stone, probably from the destruction of another monolith, while, on the NW of the cairn, there lies a large slab, probably another monolith, beside its original position. A row of boulders, the foundations of a field-wall, runs from this slab to W side of the kerb.
The innermost circle, now gone, had a diameter of 24ft and was paved with small stones. The central area was excavated and an urn found in 1856.
A S Henshall 1963, visited 12 April 1957
The remains of the ring-cairn are as planned and described by Henshall. Resurveyed at 1/2500.
An additional stone has been supplied on the plan supplied from Henshall.
Visited by OS (RD) 26 August 1965.
Now overgrown again (8/2000). Community Council exploring possibility of HS assistance to maintain it.
JW 18/8/00
Conservation work done by HEAT team. Photos in Assoc. Docs.
Site now tidied and well-maintained. Interpretative board also present.
A M Fox, Highland Council, 15.10.01.
Site visited and photographed by Anne-Marie Bexley, 16/10/2003. The Highland Archaeology Challenge. See Assoc. Docs. File for description, plan and photos.
J Aikten : 22/1/04
Site visit 18/2/2004: Gorse & bramble starting to reappear on site. Dumping of bags of concrete. New trees have been planted immediately outside the site by the farmer adj the site. At least one stone of monument now lies outside the monument fence. Stone clearance heap also been established at S end of site immed outside the monument - HAW 2/2004
Ann Coombs reports that stones of monument are built into the field wall, plus stones also survive in the wall on the other side of the road - HAW 3/2004
Sources/Archives (87)
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- --- SHG1726 Text/Publication/Article: Building Chronicle, The. 1857. 'The Temple of Moyness again', Building Chron Vol. 2 1856-7, p.141. Building Chron. 141. 141.
- --- SHG25449 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Auldearn. Yes. Site 9.
- --- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 7, No. 8.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 388.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9527 5366 (40m by 53m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH95SE |
| Civil Parish | AULDEARN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM3115 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15582 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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