Monument record MHG7026 - Cairns, Kinchyle
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8543 5322 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85SE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CROY AND DALCROSS |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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NH85SE 13 centred 8544 5323.
In cleared woodland on the crest of a low glacial ridge are three turf-covered cairns. They occur in a straight line running NW-SW and about five metres apart.
The most NW cairn measures about 6.5m NW-SE by about 6m transversely and is about 0.5m maximum height.
The central cairn is c7m in diameter and about 0.5m max height. There are traces of a surrounding ditch about 1.0m wide in the N and E arcs.
The third cairn is only about 3m in diameter and about 0.3m maximum height. There are traces of a ditch about 0.5m wide around the N and E arcs.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (A A) 28 January 1971.
Untitled Source (Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph). SHG4718.
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- --- SHG4718 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
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Record last edited
Jun 27 2008 3:48PM
