Monument record MHG39207 - Cairn; Oskaig
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 5476 3844 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG53NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Surveyed by ACFA 2003 (SMR Report 1430)
Feature shows as two large orthostats 0.7m and 0.8m parallel with each other c. 0.9m apart on a N-S axis.
Feature was noted by ACFA survey in 1995 and recorded as a cist.
Orthostas are surrounded by a scatter of stones defining a clear circle the mound created is c. 0.15m high and is 5.5m in diameter with the orthostats in the centre.
Eastern orthostat is rectangular slab measuring 1.3m long lying N-S by 0.3m thick and 0.8m high. To the west is a large boulder with a flat vertical face 1.2m long by 0.55m wide and 0.7m high. At S end of stones a slightly curved kerb of placed stones joins them.
To the south of the cairn 4 large stones form an alignment that is continued to the south after 30m for some considerable distance. This is perhaps a boundary that respects or includes the cairn.
DEH 22/04/05
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1338 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald and Wood, J and J S. 1995. 'Oskaig and Holoman Isle of Raasay (Portree parish), settlement survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1995, p.45. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 45. 46.
- --- SHG1901 Text/Publication/Volume: Anne Johnstone & Scott Wood. 2003. Some Archaeological Studies of Cairns and Standing Stones on Raasay. SMR Report 1430.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
