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Leachonich
Burial Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Leachonich
Classification Burial Cairn (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Lechanich, Leachonich
Canmore ID 13831
Site Number NH68NE 30
NGR NH 68225 85890
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13831
- Council Highland
- Parish Edderton
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (2 November 1970)
NH68NE 30 6820 8589.
At NH 6820 8589 prominently situated one spur is a stony mound about 5.5m in diameter and about 0.3m high. Its top has been disturbed but no structure is exposed. It is possible that this is a clearance heap, but its position suggests it is a cairn.
Visited by OS (A A) 2 November 1970.
Field Visit (September 1978)
Lechanich 2 NH 682 858 NH 68 NE 30
This cairn stands 350m NW of Lechanich farmhouse. It measures about 5.5m in diameter and stands 0.3m high.
RCAHMS 1979, visited September 1978
