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Craigiehowe Wood
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Craigiehowe Wood
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Canmore ID 13579
Site Number NH65SE 16
NGR NH 6791 5157
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13579
- Council Highland
- Parish Knockbain
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH65SE 16 6791 5157
At NH 6791 5157 is a stony mound c. 7.0m in diameter and c. 0.6m high, prominently situated on a rise. Possibly a cairn.
Visited by OS (A A), 7 January 1971.
Field Visit (July 1979)
Craigiehowe NH 67 51, 68 51 NH65SE 3, 16 & 17
Spread over an area of about 12ha (30 acres) on the ridge of Craigiehowe there are two hut-circles and seven cairns.
(6) NH 679 515. This cairn stands 45m ENE of (4); it measures 7m in diameter and 0.6m in height.
RCAHMS 1979, visited July 1979
Woodham 1956, 85, no. 55