Monument record MHG8123 - Barrow, Novar House

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Grid reference Centred NH 6189 6810 (53m by 54m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH66NW
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish ALNESS

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NH66NW 18 6190 6808.
On the brink of a low escarpment, is a bowl-shaped tree-grown mound measuring 25m in diameter and 4m high. The content of sand and gravel visible in the S is similar to a glacial deposit, but its shape, size and situation strongly suggest it is a barrow.
Visited by OS (A A) 23 August 1972.

This boat-shaped mound may be a burial-cairn.
RCAHMS 1979.

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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. . 12, No. 56.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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