Monument record MHG7282 - Carn Bad A'Churaich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9425 3843 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH93NW |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ARDCLACH |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Full Description
NH93NW 3 9426 3844.
NH 942 384. Carn Bad a' Churaich: The remains of this small burial-cairn measure about 5.7m in diameter and stand 0.3m in height.
RCAHMS 1978, visited 1978.
The name "Carn Bad a' Churaich" appears on OS maps at NH 9617 3765, and according to the ONB, applies to "a large round hill, crossed by the Nairn / Moray boundary."
Name Book 1869.
The remains of the cairn are at NH 9426 3844 on a rise. It measures some 6.0m in diameter and is little more than 0.1m high. The periphery is discernible as a slight, heather-covered ridge of stones; the body content shows as a scant spread of rounded and angular stones protruding through a level cover of turf.
Surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (J M) 29 February 1981.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- 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. 13.
- --- SHG3339 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 1, 79.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
