Monument record MHG802 - Round Cairn, Brawlbin
Summary
Site of late neolithic-bronze age round cairn.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0606 5758 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND05NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
Ruined cairn, probably round, not chambered.
J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1991.
A cairn as described by the previous authorities. There is no evidence of a chamber.
Visited by OS (NKB) 16 September 1981.
Cairn (NR) OS 6"map, (1963)
The remains of a cairn now a shapeless mass of turf-covered stones measuring abut 19m N-S by 16m transversely, and 1m in maximum height. No structure remains.
Visited by OS (JLD) 10 April 1962.
A cairn so ruined that nothing of its internal structure can be seen. Said in 1910 to be the indefinite remains of a construction from whose turf-covered surface protrude the heads of thin slabs set on end (RCAHMS 1911)
A S Henshall 1963, visited 1956; RCAHMS 1911, visited 1910.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 8, 207, no. FOR 384, fig. 6.
- --- 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. . 100, No. 365.
- --- SHG357 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1963. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 1. 290, CAT 51.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
