Monument record MHG8816 - Cromarty Castle, cists

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Grid reference Centred NH 7924 6710 (200m by 200m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH76NE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Old County ROSS-SHIRE
Civil Parish CROMARTY

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NH76NE 2.1 7924 6710.

In 1772, during the demolition of the former Cromarty Castle, a cemetery was discovered comprising cremations in urns protected by stone settings, and cists containing inhumations. No traces remain.
OSA 1794; RCAHMS 1979, visited June 1979.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Sir John Sinclair (ed.). 1791-9. The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Vol. 12, 258-9.
  • --- Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 12, No. 53.

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Record last edited

May 13 2016 12:00AM

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