Monument record MHG787 - Round Cairn, Dorrery
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0719 5553 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND05NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Though recorded by Mercer as a chambered cairn this is a round cairn with a cist.
R J Mercer 1985; J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1991.
A cairn 8.5m diameter and, in NE half, 0.7m high; the cist is as described by RCAHMS. The slab noted in S edge of cairn is a kerb-stone and there are another 2, marginally displaced, in W arc.
Visited by OS (JM) 3 July 1981.
The remains of this cairn are as described by the RCAHMS.
Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 12 February 1965.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
This cairn has a diameter of c40ft and a height of about 4ft. On top, near centre, a cist lying NE- SW has been exposed; it is 3ft 8ins in length by 1ft 6ins in breadth. The slabs forming one end and one side alone remain. At edge of cairn towards S, a thin slab, set upwards, 2ft 6ins in breadth, protrudes through the turf to a height of 1ft 3ins; its significance is not apparent.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Mound (NR) OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1907)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2115 Text/Publication/Volume: Davidson, JL and Henshall, A S. 1991. The chambered cairns of Caithness: an inventory of the structures and their contents. 170.
- --- SHG2512 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Mercer, R. J. & Hill, P.H.. 1985. Archaeological field survey in northern Scotland: Volume III: 1982-1983. University of Edinburgh. 30/01/1985. Paper and Digital. 217-18, no. FOR 468, fig. 17.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 38, No. 134.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
