Monument record MHG2324 - Cairn, Lynegar House
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2330 5739 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Cairn. Diameter: 30m. Circular grass-covered mound with a little structural detail visible.
R J Mercer, NMRS MS/828/19, 1995
An undoubted cairn, visible as a turf-covered mound approx 26m in diameter and 1m high. Two or three random stone blocks are visible in the S side, but otherwise the mound is featureless.
Visited by OS (J M) 2 March 1982
Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
This grass-covered mound, situated on false crest of a hill, is generally as described by RCAHMS.
It has been ploughed down and now measures 26m in diameter. As stated by RCAHMS, from character of stones & topographical position of the mound, this would appear to be a cairn.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. visited by OS (R D) 28 October 1965
This is a grass-covered mound with a diameter of 93ft N-S by 99ft transversely and a height of from 5-6ft. RCAHMS (1911) say that although there are no definite surface indications of the character of the construction, such stones as are visible suggest a cairn rather than a broch.
A deleted note in ONB (1871) gives its main composition as 'a kind of burned earth and stones'.
Name Book 1871; RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. . 132-3, No. 479.
- --- SHG3342 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 12, 25.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
