Monument record MHG40869 - Cist w burial , Cnoc Na Gonnan

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 6500 5299 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH65SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish KNOCKBAIN

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Full Description

NH65SE 8 65 53.

A cist, about 2' square and containing a complete skeleton and fragments of an ornamented urn which was sent to Sir Colin Mackenzie of Kilcoy, Belmaduthy House - NH 65 56), was found on the edge of a sandy terrace, on Cnoc-na-gonnan, on the farm of Gateside (NH 65 53) by the author's grandfather Angus Bethune while improving that part of his farm 'a good many years' before 1882.
A J Beaton 1882.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Beaton, A J. 1882. 'Notes on the antiquities of the Black Isle, Ross-shire, with plans and sections', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 16 1881-2, p.477-92. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 477-92. 491-2.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 13, No. 59.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 92.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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