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Archaeology Notes
Date - 1977
Event ID 696638
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/696638
NR89NW 51 83522 96373
(NR 835 964) A grassy mound c. 90' in diameter by 3' high, close to the road at Ballymeanoch had a small section dug into it by Craw. The mound consisted chiefly of earth, with a large number of irregularly placed boulders. A charcoal layer was found on the original ground surface, but nothing else was found, as far as the excavation went.
J H Craw 1929; M Campbell and M Sandeman 1964
NR 8353 9637. Situated on flat arable ground this turf-covered mound, artificial in appearance, is the probably remains of a denuded cairn. It has a maximum diameter of 26.0m and a high stony content.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (IA) 3 May 1973
NR 8352 9637. A turf-covered mound 30.0m in diameter and 1.4m high. Except for a small heap of large stones in the SW quadrant (possibly modern field clearance) no other stone is evident. The apparent lack of stone seems to preclude this from being a cairn, but as it is obviously artificial, it seems likely that it is the remains of a barrow.
Surveyed at 1/10,000.
Visited by OS (TRG) 1 April 1977
