Monument record MHG8626 - Chambered cairn, Scotsburn House
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7153 7619 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH77NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOGIE EASTER |
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GR corrected to above to cover SAM. Large circular cairn. Described as Cairn- Human remains found here in 1865 on 1st ed OS. - HAW 12/2004
NH77NW 7 7153 7618.
The remains of a chambered cairn situated on a slight knoll near upper edge of a field at 400' above sea level. Only a few stones indicate former existence of a cairn and its size is uncertain.
A few orthostats are all that remains. On SE side a pair of boulders set 2'9" apart were probably the portal stones at entrance to the passage. The top of a stone which seems to have formed inner end of N wall of the passage is visible. To NW and partly overhanging it, lies a displaced stone 8'9" long x 3'6" in greatest width which has almost certainly been a lintel. Behind this again, 2 slabs remain, one on each side of the chamber, the larger on SW side is 4'8" long and is exposed to a height of 2' on the SW side.
A S Henshall 1972, visited 22 September 1967.
As described. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (R D L) 20 May 1963.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2670 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. . 9, No. 21.
- --- SHG358 Text/Publication/Monograph: Henshall, A S. 1972. The chambered tombs of Scotland, Volume 2. 2. Paper (Original). 568, ROS 46.
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Record last edited
Sep 5 2014 3:11PM
