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Eastertown

Clearance Cairn(S) (Modern)

Site Name Eastertown

Classification Clearance Cairn(S) (Modern)

Canmore ID 13275

Site Number NH63SW 41

NGR NH 637 327

NGR Description Centred at NH 637 327

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Dores
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH63SW 41 637 327.

(Centred NH 637 327 )

'A' Oval cairn, turfed over, aligned NNW-SSE, 20 ft long by 14 ft wide. 'B' Oval cairn 30 ft by 16 ft aligned NNE-SSW.

'C' Oval cairn 30 ft by 18 ft aligned NNE-SSW B and C are turfed over. In none is there any visible evidence of any internal structure. In the neighbourhood of 'A', 'B' and 'C' are other smaller cairns of the usual "cairnfield " type.

Information from A A Woodham to OS 9 August 1963.

All the features described above appear to be the result of field clearance. The mounds can be seen to be situated alongside formerly cultivated areas.

Visited by OS (R D L) 28 August 1963.

Modern field clearance heaps.

Visited by OS (N K B) 27 February 1970.

Activities

Field Visit (8 October 1992)

All the stone heaps at this location are the result of modern

field clearance.

Visited by RCAHMS (PJD) 8 October 1992.

Field Visit (20 December 2012)

NH 63655 32700 Very degraded stone-built structure underlying clearance cairn. Very difficult to discern but wall edge visible and possible annex a N end. Measures approximately 7m N-S by 5m and stands up to 0.5m high, walls possible measure 0.5m wide.

NH 63659 32686 Area of clearance stone and rubble.

From NH 6354 3276 to NH 6367 3270 Small stone clearance cairns measuring between 1.5m to 3.5m across and standing between 0.25-0.4m high. Some situated at base of trees. Cairnfield extends beyond property boundaries.

NH 63653 32722 Grass- and moss-covered mound 5.5m E-W by 3.5m with stone overlying. Possibly

a structure underlying a clearance cairn but very degraded and impossible to discern.

NH 63649 32736 A linear spread of stone / boulder clearance 14m long NE-SW may overlie

remnants of a structure or wall. Aligned NE-SW

Information from OASIS ID: rosscrom1-120336 (M Peteranna) 2012

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