Monument record MHG6863 - Cairn, Lethen Bar
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9558 4946 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH94NE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ARDCLACH |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Full Description
NH94NE 5 9558 4946.
An allegedly "very perfect Druidical circle" on the top of Lethen Bar was found to be only 'a faint indication of a circular mound or enclosure of earth and small stones covered with heather'.
J Fraser 1884.
At NH 9558 4946, prominently situated on top of Lethen Bar at 847ft OD, is a robbed cairn with the centre occupied by a trig pillar. Only the outer rim remains, about 25.0m overall diameter, leaving an uneven turf-covered stony interior. A number of boulders on the eastern perimeter are probably the remains of a kerb. Surveyed at 1/2500 (OS {R D} 23 August 1965).
Visited by OS (R L) 19 January 1971.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 8, No. 20.
- --- SHG537 Text/Publication/Article: Fraser, J. 1884. 'Descriptive notes on the stone circles of Strathnairn and neighbourhood of Inverness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 18 1883-4, p.328-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 328-62. 353-4.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
