Monument record MHG3322 - Cnoc an Dalach
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5555 4394 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54SE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KIRKHILL |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
Site photographed by Charles Gair, 4/11/03. The Highland Archaeology Challenge. See Assoc. Docs. File
J Aikten: 22/1/03.
NH54SE 19 5555 4394.
NH 555 439. Cairn, Cnoc an Dalach: This cairn stands immediately W of Easter Moniack farmsteading. It measures 19 m in diameter and 1.5 m in height.
H Barron 1968; RCAHMS 1979, visited 1979.
At NH 5555 4394, on a slight rise ploughed round on three sides, is a turf-covered cairn supporting a number of mature conifers. It measures an estimated 17.5 m across NW-SE and is 1.5 m high; the transverse measurement is no longer certain as the cairn has been reduced and spread into the uncultivated ground on its NE margin.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (J M) 5 Feburary 1981.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1209 Text/Publication/Article: Barron, H. 1968. 'Notes on the Aird', Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness Vol. 45 1967-8, p.196-231. Trans Gaelic Soc Inverness. 196-231. 216.
- --- 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. . 10, No. 34.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
