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Gallow Hill

Cairnfield (Prehistoric)

Site Name Gallow Hill

Classification Cairnfield (Prehistoric)

Canmore ID 15240

Site Number NH86NW 6

NGR NH 8030 6641

NGR Description Centred on NH 8030 6641

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Cromarty
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Ross And Cromarty
  • Former County Ross And Cromarty

Archaeology Notes

The turf- or heather-covered mounds, of which there are two or three dozen, are field clearance heaps of the type usually associated with hut circles.

Visited by OS (J B) 18 February 1981.

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Field Visit (April 1979)

Gallow Hill NH 803 664 NH86NW

A number of small cairns are scattered in improved pasture on the ridge to the NE of the OS triangulation station.

RCAHMS 1979, visited April 1979

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