Monument record MHG2833 - Mains of Balnagowan
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8107 5463 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ARDERSIER |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
A short cist was found 200m NE of Mains of Balnagowan farmhouse when ploughing the crest of a S-facing natural sand eminence. Built of red sandstone, it measured 1.0m by 0.6m by 0.5m internally, set in a pit, 1.9m by 1.55m.
The cist contained a fragmentary female skeleton, placed on its right side, orientated W and facing S, accompained by a complete step four beaker placed behind the head and a flint flake placed behind the pelvis. The cist floor consisted of a 100mm thick layer of selected coloured pebbles. The grave-goods are now in Cawdor Castle Museum.
I A G Shepherd and A N Tuckwell 1976+ RCAHMS 1979, visited 1978.
The site of the cist was pointed out at NH 8107 5464 by the finder, the farmer at Mains of Balnagowan.
Visited by OS (J M) 28 January 1981.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG19 Text/Publication/Article: Shepherd, IAG & AN and Bruce, M M. 1984. 'A beaker burial at Mains of Balnagowan, Ardersier, Inverness District', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 114, pp 560-6.
- --- SHG198 Text/Publication/Article: Shepherd and Tuckwell, I A G and A N. 1976. 'Ardersier, Mains of Balnagown, short cist', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1976, p.44. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 44. 44.
- --- SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 14, No. 73.
- --- SHG3156 Text/Publication/Article: Bruce, M F. 1986. Short cist human skeletal material housed in the Anthropolgical Museum and the Department of Anatomy, University of Aberdeen. SHG23463. 36-8. 38.
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Record last edited
Dec 11 2009 1:28PM
