Fairy Hillock
Chambered Cairn(S) (Neolithic)(Possible), Folly (18th Century)(Possible)
Site Name Fairy Hillock
Classification Chambered Cairn(S) (Neolithic)(Possible), Folly (18th Century)(Possible)
Canmore ID 12716
Site Number NH54SE 2
NGR NH 5579 4311
NGR Description Centred on NH 5579 4311
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kirkhill
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Inverness
- Former County Inverness-shire
NH54SE 2 557 431
'Three chambered mounds here with vestiges of cairns. Popularly known as Fairy Hill.'
OS 6" map annotated by Major Charles Ian Fraser: 10 January 1936
There is a relatively modern cairn at NH 5576 4320, and no trace could be found of any chambered cairns there, nor at NH 5579 4309, or the "Fairy Hillock" which is a natural feature at NH 5579 4309.
Visited by OS (R D), 21 December 1964.
Field Visit (April 1979)
Moniack Burn NH 557 432 NH54SE 2
This unusual cairn is situated on a spur 420m SSW of Reelig House; oval on plan, it measures 5.2m by 2.9m and 0.8m high with three possible kerb-stones on the SW.
RCAHMS 1979, visited April 1979
