Monument record MHG3398 - Belladrum North
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5142 4210 (21m by 21m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH54SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILTARLITY AND CONVINTH |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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NH54SW 6 5142 4210.
(NH 51424210 Stone Circle {NR}
OS 6" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
Belladrum. Clava-type chambered cairn. All that remains is a typical kerb of irregular, heavy boulders, the tallest being 3' 6". The diameter is 45' E - W and 42' N-S. Cairn meterial remains to a depth of 1'-2' inside the kerb, and spreads a few feet beyond it. There is no structure visible at the centre of the cairn, nor are there any monoliths surrounding it.
A S Henshall 1963, visited 13 April 1957
The remains of this cairn are as described above.
Revised at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 14 December 1964.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG175 Text/Publication/Article: Childe, V G. 1944. 'An unrecognised group of chambered cairns', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 78 1943-4, p.26-38. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 26-38. 38.
- --- 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. . 7, No. 6.
- --- SHG315 Collection/Catalogue/Gazetteer: Thom, Thom and Burl, A, A S and [H] A [W]. 1980. Megalithic rings: plans and data for 229 monuments in Britain. 81. 263.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. Vol. 1, 366; plan 367.
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Record last edited
May 17 2016 12:35PM
