Monument record MHG2758 - Cairns, Upperton

Summary

Site of two possible cairns.

Location

Grid reference Centred NH 3931 3134 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH33SE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH
Geographical Area INVERNESS

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Amidst the clearance heaps of a settlement (NH 33 SE 1) on a SW facing slope are two stony mounds (X and Y). (Visible on RAF air photograph 541/A/395: 3163-4)
'X' is oval, measuring c.8.0m E-W by c.7.0m transversely and c.o.6m high. It lies almost centrally within a level sub circular area scarped into the slope which is surrounded by a stony bank measuring 15.8m NW-SE by 14.0m transversely crest to crest. The bank is c.2.0m wide increasing to c.3.0m in the SE. No entrance is apparent, but there is a slight dip in the bank on the SE side, with a prostrate stone immediately inside it. This is probably a cairn with contemporary surrounding bank similar in some respects to NG.82 NE 14, but it could possibly be a cairn within a hut, the dip in the SE arc of the bank being a blocked entrance. The possibility that it is a clearance heap within a hut is remote, because of its central position and regular profile.
'Y' is oval with a mutilated top, and measures 9.2m NE-SW by 8.0m transversely. Around the W arc are the remains of a ditch, 0.3m deep, which may originally have encircled the mound. It is probably a cairn. Visited by OS (N K B) 1 October 1970

Sources/Archives (0)

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.