Monument record MHG7025 - Hill of Urchany
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8928 5067 (269m by 487m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NAIRN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Full Description
Centred 893 506
See also NH85SE 15.
At NH 8920 5058 on a rise with an extensive view to the N and W on the Hill of Urchany, is a cairn measuring 12m in diameter and c. 1m high. Two kerb-stones survive in situation in SW and others are displaced in NE arc. The centre has been dug into.
Around the cairn and for about 200m to N and E are numerous stone clearance heaps obscured by peat and reafforestation. One, about 50m NE of cairn, has been excavated.
Cairn surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (A A) 5 February 1971.
These features are now obscured by dense forest.
RCAHMS 1978, visited 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. 17; 14, No. 89.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 25 2016 1:51PM
