Netherside, Ring Hillock
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Netherside, Ring Hillock
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 8422
Site Number ND16NE 5
NGR ND 1991 6596
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8422
- Council Highland
- Parish Olrig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND16NE 5 1991 6596.
(ND 1991 6596) Ring Hillock (NAT) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map, (1970)
Cairn, Ring Hillock: This small cairn measures some 38ft in diameter and is 5ft 6ins high. It does not appear to have been excavated.
RCAHMS 1911.
Ring Hillock, a conical grass-covered cairn, situated on top of a hill, is as described above. Many stone slabs protrude through the cairn surface.
Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 17 February 1965
Ring Hillock is as described by the previous authorities. The protruding stones are from the body of the cairn, not a cist or chamber.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 December 1981.
