Mullach An Tuir
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)(Possible)
Site Name Mullach An Tuir
Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)(Possible)
Canmore ID 125105
Site Number NH33SW 24
NGR NH 3414 3216
NGR Description NH c.3414 3216
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmorack
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH33SW 24 c.3414 3216
A substantial cairn, which measures 15m in diameter and stands up to 1.5m in height, is situated on the SE-facing slope of Mullach an Tuir. Collapse in the centre of the cairn has formed a 3m diameter chamber which is not defined by definite wall lines. There is a possible entrance, 1m wide, on the SE from which a drystone wall leads off to the E. Although the cairn lacks either a visible inner or outer boulder kerb and the entrance is on the SE as opposed to the a more typical SW orientation, it may possibly be of a similar nature to a Clava-type cairn.
J Wordsworth (Wordsworth Archaeological Services) 1995; NMRS MS 961/11
No.1
NH 3414 3216 Cairn 15m diameter by up to 1.5m high, probably structural.
Sponsor: Forest Enterprise (Fort Augustus District).
J Wordsworth 1997
