Novar House
Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Novar House
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Gun Port; Novar House Policies
Canmore ID 13660
Site Number NH66NW 18
NGR NH 61896 68092
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13660
- Council Highland
- Parish Alness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH66NW 18 61896 68092
Location formerly entered as NH 6190 6808.
At NH 6190 6808 on the brink of a low escarpment, is a bowl-shaped tree-grown mound measuring 25.0m in diameter and 4.0m high. The content of sand and gravel visible in the S is similar to a glacial deposit, but its shape, size and situation strongly suggest it is a barrow.
Visited by OS (A A), 23 August 1972.
Tumulus [NAT] (at NH 61896 68092)
OS (GIS) MasterMap, February 2011.
Note (1979)
Novar House NH 619 680 NH66NW 18
This bowl-shaped mound which measures 25m in diameter and stands 4m high may be a burial-cairn.
RCAHMS 1979
