Monument record MHG5131 - Chambered cairn, north side of Loch Snizort
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 41413 49053 (28m by 18m) (Mastermap) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG44NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SNIZORT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NG44NW 7 4140 4905.
NG 4140 4905. Some 35.0m NW of a small croft on the E shore at the head of Loch Snizort Beag is a large, probably chambered, cairn measuring 31.0m NW-SE by 24.0m transversely and 3.2m high. It is composed of loose stones and although robbed is in good condition. It traditionally covers the slain of a battle between the Macleods and the Macdonalds; AD 1539 ( v. NG44NW 2). Although today the cairn is oval rather than round, this is almost cetainly due to slip along the NW-SE axis which is on the line of a small ridge
Visited by OS (C F W) 24 April 1961.
The battle referred to above is indexed under MHG5136. The NMRS description includes the following:
A large, probably chambered, cairn on the opposite side of Loch Snizort, 300m to the N, today bears the legend that it covers the slain of the battle. (q.v. NG44SW 11)
Visited by OS (C F W) 24 April 1961. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG23297 Verbal Communication: Tilbury, S. Comment by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 3 2009 3:22PM
