Monument record MHG7001 - Rait Castle, burial ground

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Grid reference Centred NH 8929 5250 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH85SE
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish NAIRN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH85SE 4 c. 893 525.
A burying ground was visible near Rait Castle (NH85SE 10) in 1776. Some of the gravestone bore the figure of a bow and arrow, but the spot has been ploughed and stones broken.
G Bain 1893; C Cordiner 1780.

No further information. Visited by OS (N K B) 16 November 1965.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Bain, G. 1893. History of Nairnshire. 2nd ed.. 173.
  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Cordiner, C. 1780. Antiquities and scenery of the north of Scotland, in a series of letters to Thomas Pennant, Esq.. Vol. 1, 62.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. RCAHMS. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 17, No. 126.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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