Monument record MHG936 - Site of Burial Cairn, Achscrabster
Summary
Site of late neolithic-bronze age burial cairn containing cist with burial. Site no longer extant.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0806 6307 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | HALKIRK |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
At site is a low eminence adjacent to a stone quarry and cut by an old track. Some stone is exposed in side of the cutting, otherwise there is no evidence of a cairn.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 September 1981.
Cairn (NR) (site of) OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
The name applies to a small natural eminence. A stone coffin was found c1812 when a heap of stones on summit was removed.
Name Book 1872.
Site of (NAT), Cairn (NR) A Stone Coffin containing Human Remains found here (NAT)
OS 6"map, Caithness, 2nd ed., (1876)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG3372 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 4, 25.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
