Monument record MHG1026 - Chambered Cairn, Hill of Shebster
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0118 6462 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
The heavily-robbed remains of this round, stalled cairn of Orkney-Cromarty type are 80ft in diameter.
A S Henshall 1963.
This turf-covered chambered cairn, 1.6m max height & approx 26m diameter, has been mutilated by an excavation trench in NE. The top has been robbed revealing seven stone slabs forming the stalls of a gallery grave and two portal stones are in SE corner of cairn.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 13 11 1964.
This chambered cairn is as described by the previous authorities.
Visited by OS (J B) 11 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. 117, no. 28; 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. . 101, No. 367.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 56, 71, 274, CAT 28; plan fig. 44.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
