Monument record MHG2161 - Burial Cairn, Noss Head
Summary
Site of late Neolithic-Bronze Age burial cairn. Possible remains of a cist map also be evident.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3871 5479 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND35SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The cairn is now as described by Miss Batey; it remains 0.6m high. Visited by OS (J B) 22 July 1982.
A reduced cairn about 4m diameter with two slabs showing at the cairn and several beside it.
C E Batey 1981
This grass-covered cairn is now reduced to a mound 6m in diameter and 0.6m high. Only a small part of large slab in centre now protrudes through turf, and no other large slab is visible.
Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (R D L) 21 April 1963.
Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, (1968)
This small cairn has been excavated. Its diameter is about 13ft. In centre a large slab is exposed, which has probably formed one side of a cist, and another slab is displaced near it and measures 5ft 9ins in length.
RCAHMS 1911.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1959 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Batey, C E. 1981. Caithness coastal survey 1981: interim report. University of Durham, Department of Archaeology. . No. 149.
- --- 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. . 178, No. 557.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
