Monument record MHG7195 - Cists & Urn, Kinsteary

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Grid reference Centred NH 9243 5484 (4m by 4m)
Map sheet NH95SW
Old County NAIRNSHIRE
Civil Parish AULDEARN
Geographical Area NAIRN

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NH95SW 2 9243 5485

Stone coffin containing human remains, urn found AD 1884. Found in a gravel pit dug out of a natural knoll. Now Gorse and tree covered. (OSFI.RD.25 11 1965).

No traces remain in an overgrown gravel-pit of cists containing 'human remains' and an 'urn' found in 1884 and 1902.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978; OS 6" map, Nairnshire, 2nd ed. (1906), sheet ii SW

Nothing significant was seen at this site and no further information was obtained locally.
Visited by OS (RD) 25 November 1965.

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  • --- 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. . 10, no.40.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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