Monument record MHG6810 - Cairn, Laggan Hill
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0085 2679 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ02NW |
| Old County | MORAYSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CROMDALE, INVERALLAN AND ADVIE |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site visited and photographed by John Halliday, 30/9/03. Highland Archaeology Challenge. See assoc. docs. File.
J Aitken : 20/01/04
Access Audit 136 - HAW 11/2003
NJ02NW 8 0085 2680. On the E facing slopes of Laggan Hill is a cairn of bare stones measuring about 13.0m in diameter and about 1.0m high. Exposed in the centre of the cairn is a cist oriented NNW to SSE and measuring internally 1.6m long by 0.8m wide by 0.6m deep.
The end slabs are 1.0m high (Information from G A Dixon, 13 Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh)
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (R L) 8 February 1971.
Period should be Bronze Age (because of cist)
Site type should also include CIST
Cist is well preserved, measuring 1.8m by 1m, the two end slabs rising into 'gables' above the level of the lower side slabs (Oram 1996)
Add to Bibliography
Oram, Richard 1996. Moray and Badenoch. A Historical Guide, p. 30 <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG25666 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 17.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
