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Latitude: 57.5331 / 57°31'59"N
Longitude: -4.3895 / 4°23'22"W
OS Eastings: 257039
OS Northings: 851738
OS Grid: NH570517
Mapcode National: GBR H8JT.B2R
Mapcode Global: WH3DW.KX0D
Entry Name: Kilcoy North,chambered cairn 750m NW of Kilcoy Castle
Scheduled Date: 26 January 1989
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4606
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Killearnan
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Dingwall and Seaforth
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument consists of the remains of a chambered cairn measuring 20m in diameter and 1.4m high. Near the centre are the remains of a two compartment burial chamber. The area to be scheduled includes ground in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the cairn will survive and measures 30m in diameterp.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it is one of a concentration of chambered cairns in the area which can contribute towards a better understanding of the first farmers burial practices and, through the pollen preserved in the underlying old ground surface, of the vegetation and farming practices of the period immediately prior to its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NH 55 SE 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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