Monument record MHG799 - Burial Cairn, Torr Na Cubhaige
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0803 5665 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND05NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Torr an Cubhaige is a turf-covered cairn as described by previous OS field surveyor; the upright slab in the centre is probably the side of a short cist.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 September 1981.
Torr na Cubhaige (NAT) Cairn (NR)
OS 6"map, (1963)
The location of this feature is as given above. On top of the hillock are the mutilated remains of a stony mound about 7.7m in diameter. The centre of the mound has been hollowed out to a diameter of some 3.0m. On the NW edge of this hollow is a large slab set on edge.
It measures 0.9m long by 0.5m high and oriented NW-SE. This would appear to be the remains of a small cairn rather than a hut circle, as stated by the RCAHMS.
Visited by OS (W D J) 14 April 1962.
Hut Circle, Torr nan Dearcag (actually Torr na Cubhaige): On the top of a green hillock about 1 mile NNE of Dorrery Lodge, are the remains of what has probably been a small hut circle, overall diameter 21ft.
RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. . 36, No. 120.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
