Monument record MHG29037 - Cairn w finds, Muirhead
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7529 6270 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH76SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ROSEMARKIE |
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Full Description
NH76SE 24 753 627 (centred on placename)
The discovery of a chambered cairn was reported, in 1850, to The Inverness Courier in a letter by Thomas Duncan of Muirhead. The discovery was made as far back as 1833, when a labourer began to dig out stones for a building on Muirhead farm. A number of possible chambers, with numerous bones including a human skull, were found within the cairn. Finds, identified as a stone battle-axe and a piece of jet were also found within one of the chambers.
T Duncan 2 February 1850
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Finds (3)
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
