Monument record MHG7967 - Balnaguie
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6282 5473 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH65SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KNOCKBAIN |
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Full Description
NH65SW 3 6283 5473.
Cairn (NR) OS 6" map, (1959)
This is a round cairn with a large Orkney-Cromarty type rectangular chamber of particularly massive slabs.
The cairn has been almost completely removed, leaving a low bank which defines the edge, except in front of the chamber. The surviving stones range from 1'3" to 7' high.
A S Henshall 1963.
A chambered cairn, as described by Henshall. The outer limits measure 26m E to W by 28m transversely.
Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R B) 16 March 1966.
Lynn Fraser submitted photographs of this site via the Highland HER Flickr group. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 1.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 336-7, ROS 6; fig. 74.
- --- SHG72 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A. A.. 1956. A survey of prehistoric monuments in the Black Isle. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol. 88 (1953-55). 65-93. p 69, No. 5.
- <1> SHG25379 Image/Photograph(s): Fraser, L. Photographs of various HER sites by Lynn Fraser. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
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Record last edited
Jul 6 2011 4:11PM
