Monument record MHG4635 - Easter Gallovie

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 9569 2401 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH92SE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Full Description

NH92SE 11 9570 2402.

NH 9570 2402. On the S bank of the River Dulnain is a turf-covered cairn measuring about 23.0m in diameter and about 2.5m high. It is mutilated by quarrying in the W and S.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (A A) 17 February 1971 and 3 June 1975.

Oram dates this cairn to the Bronze Age. A large cairn incorporated in the flood-dyke on the south side of the river (Oram 1996 p. 29)

Add to Bibliography:
Oram, Richard 1996. Moray and Badenoch. A Historical Guide, p. 29 <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Boat of Garten. Yes. Digital. Site 31.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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