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Knockan
Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)
Site Name Knockan
Classification Chambered Cairn (Neolithic)
Alternative Name(s) Burnside
Canmore ID 4638
Site Number NC21SW 13
NGR NC 20514 10453
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4638
- Council Highland
- Parish Assynt
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC21SW 13 2051 1046.
At NC 2051 1046 are the remains of a chambered cairn surviving as a turf-covered mound of debris truncated on all sides by late agriculture and its original size is conjectural. It is now roughly oval measuring 15.0m NE-SW by 10.0m and 1.5m maximum height. From the summit of the mound the tops of five stones of the chamber protrude to a height of 0.5m.
Surveyed at 1/10,560.
Visited by OS (J M) 15 July 1974.
No change to previous field report.
Visited by OS (N K B) 2 September 1980.
Field Visit (25 November 2009)
Situated on a terrace between the road and the river is a grass and moss covered mound with stones visible in places. The cairn is 12m by 9m, standing to 2m in height and aligned NE-SW. Three large, vertically set stones protrude from the top and are possibly remnants of a cist-type structure. The mound has suffered from rabbit burrowing on its west side making it uneven and pitted, in plan it is an irregular oval.
(HLP_no 109)
Assynt's Hidden Lives Project 2009
