Monument record MHG8715 - Carn Liath
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7299 7981 (74m by 73m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH77NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
Map
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Full Description
NH77NW 10 7298 7980.
Carn Liath (NAT) OS 6" map, Ross-shire, 2nd ed., (1907)
Situated on SW facing slopes of Beinn nan Gearrean is a massive, featureless, long cairn of bare rubble stone aligned NE-SW with its long axis running down the hill, so that its length has probably been increased by spill. It is 35m long, 14m wide at NE end and 8m wide at SW end and has a maximum height of 2m near NE end.
A number of hollows excavated on top of cairn appear to be only superficial or the results of attempted excavation and do not reveal any interesting feature, and cairn remains intact largely despite probable robbing for nearby buildings, now deserted, one of which has its NW corner actually built onto SE side of cairn.
Visited by OS (R D L) 20 May 1963.
Photographs of the cairn were forwarded to the HER in October 2010. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG23376 Text/Report/Management Plan: Forestry Commission & Historic Scotland. 2008. Carn Liath, Long Cairn. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- SHG24973 Image/Photograph(s): Grant, G. 10/2010. Photographs of Cairn Liath. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- --- 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. . 7, No. 5.
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Record last edited
Oct 29 2010 3:35PM
