Monument record MHG1364 - Possible Chambered Cairn, Dale Farm

Summary

Possible site of chambered cairn. Evidence suggests that the cairn may have contained a chamber at one time.

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Grid reference Centred ND 1374 5281 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND15SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Cairn. Diameter: 11m. Circular grass-covered mound 0.5m high. One upright slab exposed in the centre may indicate a chamber.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995

A disturbed cairn. It is apparent as a turf-covered mound 11m in diameter and varies from 0.5m high in the N half to 0.2m high in S. A slight hollow in central area shows one or two random stones.
Revised at 1:2500. Visitee by OS (J M) 12 November 1981

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  • --- Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth J. 1997. An Archaeological Survey of a proposed plantation at Dale Farm, Halkirk, Caithness. Wordsworth Archaeological Services. 10/1997. Digital (scanned as PDF).

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Record last edited

Jul 4 2016 12:02PM

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