Monument record MHG6872 - Cantraydoune
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7819 4557 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74NE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CROY AND DALCROSS |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
At NH 7802 4557 on an afforested terrace overlooking the Nairn Valley is a cairn measuring c 8.0m in diameter and 0.8m high. There are five earthfast stones around the perimeter, probably part of a kerb. The cairn is covered with whines and appears to be undisturbed.
Surveyed at 1/2500
About 15.0m NE of the cairn is a mound c 6.0m diameter and 0.4m high which may be a cain but it is too overgrown to classify with certainty. There is another in a similar state about 20.0m to the SW, measuring c 8.0m in diameter and 0.3m high with one or two earthfast stones in the S arc.
Visited by OS (A A) 2 February 1971.
The cairns are now inaccessible in dense forest.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. 12.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
