Monument record MHG2201 - Chambered Cairn, Cairn Hanach
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3100 4084 (42m by 42m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND34SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WICK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Cairn Hanach (NAT) Chambered Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
Kenny's Cairn or Cairn Hanach, an Orkney-Cromarty type chambered round cairn, was excavated by Anderson and Shearer in 1866. It is about 40ft in diameter and is now an untidy mass of flat slabs, partly turf-covered. Finds included several hundred sherds of pottery, some of which were Iron Age, flints, a bone 'chisel' and a probable Iron Age pebble rubber. A small selection of the material is in NMAS; the rest have been lost.
A S Henshall 1963.
Cairn Hanach, as described and planned by Miss Henshall.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 27 April 1967.
The site was visited and photographed by C Jones in April 2011. A 360 degree panorama was taken at ND 31002 40823 starting facing north east and proceeding clockwise. <1>
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SHG2115 Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 119-21, no. 31; plan.
- --- SHG2512 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Hill, P.H.. 1985. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: Volume III: 1982-1983. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1985. Paper and Digital. 45, 46, 244.
- --- 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. . 180-2, no. 562.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 276, CAT 31; plan.
- --- SHG3927 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3928 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG4868 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG26489 Text/Report/Environmental Statement: Headland Archaeology. 2012. Beatrice offshore Wind farm: Environmental Statement. Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd. Digital.
Finds (4)
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Record last edited
Jul 9 2014 3:50PM
