Monument record MHG40979 - Cairn w cist, Lag an Duin
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8363 4063 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG84SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOCHBROOM |
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NG84SW 5 8363 4064.
Cairn measuring 11.5m idiameter and 1m maximum height with its NW perimeter crossed by a field dyke. In centre there is a slight hollow with a large slab beside it to W., probably the cap-stone of a cist of which one end-stone and a side stone are visible. Two or three stones of a retaining kerb can be seen on E side.
Visited by OS (A C) 11 August 1965.
The slabs are E and S slabs of the cist which is oriented NNE-SSW. The cairn is in a poor condition and has been partly robbed, probably to build the old dyke which crosses its N margin.
Visited by OS (A A) 22 May 1974.
Paul Swan submitted information in February 2011: The top of the cairn has been removed in antiquity to reveal a stone lined cist orientated NNE-SSW. This cist is 1.3m long by 0.9m wide and currently filled with soil such that only the top few inches shows. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG25221 Text/Manuscript: Swan, P. 02/2011. Information on Burial Cairn, Kishorn. Yes. Digital.
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Record last edited
Mar 30 2011 2:20PM
