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Wester Lealty
Cairn (Prehistoric), Cist (Prehistoric)
Site Name Wester Lealty
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric), Cist (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 13785
Site Number NH67SW 21
NGR NH 60256 72576
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13785
- Council Highland
- Parish Alness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH67SW 21 6026 7257.
At NH 6026 7257 on a false crest, amongst stone clearance heaps (See NH67SW 20) is a turf-covered cairn measuring c.8.0m in diameter and c.0.6m high. Exposed to the W of centre in the upper level of the cairn material is an intrusive cist formed by four stones on edge, oriented N to S and measuring 0.8m by 0.4m at the S end and 0.3m at the N end. The E stone appears to have partly fallen inwards.
Visited by OS (R L) 4 November 1970.
Surveyed at 1/2500
Visited by OS (I S S) 23 August 1972.
Field Visit (September 1978)
Wester Lealty NH 602 725 NH67SW 21
This cairn is situated 500m SSW of Wester Lealty farm and close to the unenclosed settlement no. 177. It measures 8m in diameter and stands 0.6m high; on the W side there is a cist measuring 0.8m from N to S by 0.4m transversely.
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978
