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Wester Golford

Cist (Prehistoric)

Site Name Wester Golford

Classification Cist (Prehistoric)

Alternative Name(s) Hillhead 2

Canmore ID 15583

Site Number NH95SE 8

NGR NH 95335 54695

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Auldearn
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Nairn
  • Former County Nairn

Archaeology Notes

NH95SE 8 9533 5468.

(NH 9533 5468) Stone Coffin containing Human Remains found AD 1844 (NAT) OS 6" map (1906)

The find was made about 1844.

Name Book 1869

The findspot of the cist is at the top of a slight ridge, on top of a rise in the centre of an arable field. No evidence of amy significant features was seen.

Visited by OS (RD) 16 August 1965

Activities

Field Visit (May 1978)

Hillhead 2 NH 953 546 NH95SE 8

A cist is reported to have been found about 1844.

RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978

Name Book, Nairn, no. 3, p. 58

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