Field Visit
Date 1998
Event ID 882922
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/882922
A disturbed, partially grass-covered cairn lies within an enclosed field. The cairn was opened in the 1920's and the description of the findings has been taken to indicate that the site is a burial monument of the Orkney-Cromarty type with a stalled or tripartite chamber (Davidson & Henshall, 1989, 167, no.52) The cairn measures some 19m in diameter and has been reduced to 1m or so in height. Orthostatic stones protrude from the centre although the surrounding turf has regenerated around the disturbed area and little can be discerned of the structure. It is alleged that three skeletons were found within the cairn around the year 1906. A possible intrusive cist burial is indicated by two slabs at the northeast side of the cairn. The cairn was said to be set within an oval enclosure which also contained two further stony mounds; a third mound was located at a distance of some 10m to the south of the chambered cairn. These sites are not now clearly visible and may have been removed by farming.
Moore and Wilson, 1998
Coastal Zone Assessment Survey
