Monument record MHG5318 - Sithean
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 6272 2203 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG62SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | STRATH |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NG62SW 4 6272 2203.
(NG 6272 2203) Chambered Cairn (NR)
OS 6"map, (1967)
The remains of a probably Hebridean type chambered cairn conspicuously surmounting a small rocky knoll amid rough grazing which has been cultivated at some time. It appears to be about 75' in diameter with a maximum height of 6' but part of this is probably natural. The surface is mostly turf-covered.
It has been greatly reduced and the original edge is difficult to define and has been completely removed round most of the east side. Six orthostats project from the cairn material and appear to be part of a chamber oriented ESE-WNW, entered from the former end. Three of the stones have obviously been reduced in height either by man or by natural fracturing and other stones may also have been reduced.
RCAHMS 1928; A S Henshall 1972.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . 212-13, No. 660.
- --- SHG358 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1972. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 2. 2. Paper (Original). 489, SKY 9; plan.
- --- SHG4391 Image/Photograph(s): B/W Negative. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
