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Latitude: 57.5099 / 57°30'35"N
Longitude: -4.0383 / 4°2'17"W
OS Eastings: 277984
OS Northings: 848462
OS Grid: NH779484
Mapcode National: GBR J8DW.8XJ
Mapcode Global: WH4GC.YH6Q
Entry Name: Dalcross Castle,chambered cairn and stone circle 200m NE of
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4853
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Croy and Dalcross
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Culloden and Ardersier
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
A Clava passage grave consisting of a circular chamber 3.5m in diameter within a kerb of large boulders enclosing a cairn 13.5m in diameter. Two portal stones on the kerb provide the entrance to the chamber. To the south of the cairn, two stones, one fallen and the other standing, represent the remains of a stone circle. The area to be scheduled measures 50m NW-SE by 35m transeversely and includes the structures described above as detailed in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site is of national importance because it is a chambered cairn of a type found only in the area and it is a good and distinct example of its kind. It can lead us to a greater understanding of Neolithic burial cairn construction and burial practice.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the site as NH 74 NE 15.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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