Monument record MHG25217 - Long cairn/natural? Blackstand
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7186 6113 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
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| Map sheet | NH76SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CROMARTY |
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User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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NH76SW 4 7187 6113.
This is a long grass-covered mound with rounded ends, resembling a long cairn in some respects, but which Miss Henshall considers more likely to be natural than artificial.
It measures 264' long NE-SW, by 95' wide, and stands to average height of 12' although NE end is a little higher.
A A Woodham 1956; Info from A A Woodham to OS; A S Henshall 1963.
A large natural mound.
Visited by OS (N K B) 21 January 1966.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 313, SUT 20; plan, fig. 61.
- --- SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 85.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
