Monument record MHG7142 - Chambered Cairn, Brahan Wood
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5045 5521 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
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Full Description
NH55NW 2 5045 5521.
Stone Circle (OE) (Remains of) OS 6"map, 1938
Megalithic remains consisting of several stones, only 3 of which are erect, about 2ft 6ns high.
Name Book 1876
No trace of this stone circle could be found. A much robbed chambered cairn situated on a terrace on steep S slopes of Brahan Wood. The cairn material has been removed and its perimeter cannot now be traced. 11 large slabs are to be seen, 8 of which are in situ, suggesting an Orkney/Cromarty round cairn with two polygonal chambers. The orientation is uncertain
Visited by OS (R D) 20 January 1965
This Orkney-Cromarty Cairn is situated in a forest clearing and occupies the level top of a slight spur. All that now remains are part of a two-compartment chamber measuring 7.8m from N to S, by 2.6m transversely. The spur is covered by dense vegetation and no cairn material is visible.
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978.
No change. Visited by RCAMS (JRS) March 1989.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2675 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 7, No. 4.
- --- SHG3390 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 63.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
