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Latitude: 57.5424 / 57°32'32"N
Longitude: -4.3105 / 4°18'37"W
OS Eastings: 261802
OS Northings: 852601
OS Grid: NH618526
Mapcode National: GBR H8QS.J8J
Mapcode Global: WH3DX.RPL9
Entry Name: The Temple,chambered cairn 600m NE of Croftcrunie Farm House
Scheduled Date: 18 November 1988
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4594
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Killearnan
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Black Isle
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument consists of the remains of a chambered cairn measuring 27m in diameter. Near its centre three large slabs are all that is left of the burial chamber. Field clearance lies on its S and E sides and there are many large stones on it. The area to be scheduled includes the structures described above and an area in which traces
of activities associated with its construction and use will survive measuring 40m in diameter as depicted in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it can give us a greater understanding of Neolithic burial practice and because pollen preserved in the underlying old ground surface will allow an understanding of the vegetation and farming practices of the period immediately preceding its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The monument is RCAHMS number NH 65 SW 2.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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