Monument record MHG7979 - Kerb cairn, Struie Hill

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Grid reference Centred NH 6743 8734 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH68NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish EDDERTON

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NH68NE 24 6744 8734.
Near the settlement and field system NH68NE 22, is a cairn situated on a spur and commanding an extensive view. It measures 4.7m in diameter and about 0.3m high and is surrounded by a kerb, best preserved in the NE and evident as intermittent stones on edge. In the centre is an earth filled cist, oriented E to W and measuring 0.9m by 0.6m. It is formed by three slabs on edge, the S slab is missing.
Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R L) 29 October 1970.

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  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 10, No. 33.

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May 13 2016 12:00AM

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