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Field Visit
Date May 1987
Event ID 1114051
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1114051
This impressive heap of stones measures 27m in diameter by a maximum of 1.7m in height. Formerly the cairn was over 7m high (Statistical Account [OSA] 1790) but it was dug into on two occasions in the 19th century (J Stuart 1868) which probably accounts for its present dilapidated condition. On the first occasion a passage leading towards the centre was discovered, but there was no trace of a chamber. In 1865 the whole cairn was turned over, revealing an area of burning at the centre beneath a basal layer of large boulders; the only finds were a perforated stone disc and a small boulder bearing a cup-mark. A saddle quern is visible on the SE side of the cairn.
Visited by RCAHMS (SH) May 1987.
RCAHMS 1990
