Monument record MHG8982 - Cairn, Arcan Mains
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5030 5352 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NH55SW 8 5030 5352.
Stone Circle (NR) (Remains of) OS 6"map, (1938)
The remains of a stone circle; 4 of the stones are upright, the remainder are fallen. It is also locally stated to have been used as a burial place for unbaptised children. Name Book 1876.
On level ground at the brink of a natural escarpment are twenty two rounded boulders, few of them earth-fast, forming a rough circle c16m in diameter. The stones are too small to have been a stone circle and probably represent the remains of the peristalith of a robbed cairn.
Resurveyed at 1/2500 (Visited by OS (R D) 20 January 1965)
Visited by OS (R L) 19 November 1970.
No change. Visited by RCAHMS (JRS) March 1989.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2675 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. . 9, No. 21.
- --- SHG3390 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 6, 71.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
