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Glenurquhart
Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Site Name Glenurquhart
Classification Long Cairn (Neolithic)
Canmore ID 14528
Site Number NH76SW 14
NGR NH 73734 62909
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14528
- Council Highland
- Parish Cromarty
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH76SW 14 7373 6291.
At NH 7371 6288, in cleared woodland, just below the summit of a broad ridge, is a wedge-shaped, turf-covered mound of rubble stones. It measures about 19.0m ENE-WSW by c.10.5m towards the E end, and c.8.0m towards the W, and survives to an average height of 0.5m. It occurs within an ancient field system, and may be a large clearance heap, but its alignment, ground plan, and prominent situation is similar to the long cairn (NH76SW 13) about 550.0m to the SW, though less well-preserved. Positive identification is not possible without excavation.
Visited by OS (N K B) 23 November 1970.
This seems a certain long cairn, at correct plan position NH 7373 6291. Otherwise no change to previous report.
Surveyed at 1:10 000.
Visited by OS (J M) 10 January 1978.
Field Visit (March 1979)
Glenurquhart 2 NH 737 628 NH76SW 14
Within the cairnfield no. 44 and 500m NE of the cairn no. 30 there is what appears to be a long cairn, measuring about 19m in length by a maximum of 10.5m at the broader (ENE) end and up to 0.5m in height.
RCAHMS 1979, visited March 1979
