Monument record MHG5437 - Cairn w finds, Kyleside

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Grid reference Centred NG 7460 2649 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG72NW
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish STRATH

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NG72NW 1 746 265.

(Area: NG 746 265) Several stone coffins (probably cists) with urns, were found in a large cairn which was destroyed when making the road between Dr. MacKinnon's house and Kyleakin village; at a point where this road takes a sharp turn.
D Gregory 1857.

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Visited by OS (R L) 10 September 1971.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Gregory, D. 1857. 'Notes regarding various remains of antiquity, both of the earlier and middle ages, observed during a recent visit to the Hebrides', Archaeol Scot Vol. 4 1857, p.362-5. Archaeol Scot. 362-5. 363.

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2012 3:59PM

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