MHG18061 - Cairn - The Drum

Summary

Possible cairn 20m long.

Type and Period (1)

CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2401 BC?)

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Full Description

On a knoll enclosed by a 19th century boundary wall is a possible cairn 20m long, 10m widest tapering west. <1>

Note: Site not visible on aerial photographs so location based on grid coordinates. (TB 16/1/26)

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG20951 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Welsh, T. C.. 1993. A Survey of the Lower Ground of Rothiemurchus south of the River Druie to identify past human activity in the landscape. Thomas C. Welsh. 01/01/1994. Digital (scanned as PDF). Site 1.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 8905 0934 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH80NE
Civil Parish	DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS
Geographical Area	BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Related Investigations/Events (1)

Walkover Survey - Rothiemurchus (EHG69)

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https://trove.scot/place/84284 (View record on the HES Trove website)

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