Monument record MHG6791 - Carn Na Croiche
Summary
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NJ 0222 3313 (40m by 40m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NJ03SW |
Old County | MORAYSHIRE |
Civil Parish | CROMDALE, INVERALLAN AND ADVIE |
Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Human Remains found AD 1865 (NAT)
OS 6"map, Morayshire, 2nd ed., (1905)
Carn na Croiche - Gallow Hill - is, traditionally, an ancient place of execution: human remain were found on this hill in AD 1865.
Name Book 1871.
The name Carn na Croiche and the tradition are still known locally.
Area heavily afforested.
Visited by OS (N K B) 6 September 1966.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3382 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 5, 22.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM