Monument record MHG30948 - Whorl in Cairn, Boath
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5799 7299 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH57SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ALNESS |
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Full Description
H57SE 7 c. 58 73
A crude whorl of micaceous sandstone 'said to have been found in a cairn at Boath' was exhibited to the members of the Society by William Urquhart, FSA Scot., Evanton, in 1890.
PSAS 1890.
No further information was found during field investigation.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 4 May 1963.
This whorl may have come from either Boath Long or Boath Short chambered cairn (NH57SE 2 or 3, at NH 5814 7383 and NH 5833 7395 respectively). Now lost.
A S Henshall 1963, 339.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
