Monument record MHG40869 - Cist w burial , Cnoc Na Gonnan
Summary
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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)
- --- SHG1214 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.
- --- SHG2675 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.
- --- SHG72 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
