Monument record MHG4315 - Corran Ferry

NN06SW 4 0209 6338.

At NN 0212 6345, in a gravel knoll above the shore, is a cist, measuring 3'9" by 2', from which a beaker was removed in 1889, with another, 2' by 1', 4' SE of it. The beaker is now at Ardgour House.
D Campbell 1890; Information from J N G Ritchie (RCAHMS) 24 March 1970.

At NN 0209 6338 are three short cists (A, B and C), oriented NW to SE, eached formed by four stones on edge. 'A' and 'B' have been excavated and the interiors remain exposed. 'C' is full of earth with only the tops of the slabs showing.
'A' measures 1.1m by 0.5m internally, and immediately to the N is a prostrate slab c.1.0m long c.0.6m wide, probably the capstone.
'B' measures 0.5m by 0.3m internally.
'C' measures 0.7m by 0.4m internally.
The beaker is at present in the NMAS for repair but is expected to be returned to Ardgour House (Information from Miss Maclean, Ardgour House).
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (R L) 5 May 1970.

Campbell, D, 1890, 'Notice of the discovery of a cist with urn and strike-light at Corran Ferry, Invernesshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 24 1889-90, p.436-8, 436-8; illust (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1267.