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Arr Wood
Burial Cairn (Prehistoric), Clearance Cairn(S) (Prehistoric)
Site Name Arr Wood
Classification Burial Cairn (Prehistoric), Clearance Cairn(S) (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) Higher Hillhead
Canmore ID 15598
Site Number NH95SW 4
NGR NH 91623 51671
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15598
- Council Highland
- Parish Auldearn
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Nairn
- Former County Nairn
NH95SW 4 9163 5168.
(Area centred: NH 915 516) Cairn
Visible on AP's (OS 67.095: 314-15, flown May 1967)
At NH 9163 5168, in a clearing in reafforested land, is a cairn measuring c 17.5m in diameter and c 1.0m in height. A kerb of contigious stones is visible round most of the periphery. The cairn appears to be undisturbed.
Around the cairn and extending for about 100.0m to the E are several stony mounds averaging 5.0m in diameter. Some have been ploughed through revealing a content of different sized stones indicating that they are stone clearance heaps.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (RL) 14 January 1971
Field Visit (May 1978)
Arr Wood NH 916 516 NH95SW 4
This cairn measures 17.5m in diameter, stands 1 m high and is surrounded by a kerb. There are several clearance-heaps in the vicinity.
RCAHMS 1978, visited May 1978
