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Latitude: 57.7134 / 57°42'48"N
Longitude: -4.312 / 4°18'43"W
OS Eastings: 262360
OS Northings: 871637
OS Grid: NH623716
Mapcode National: GBR H8QB.HLH
Mapcode Global: WH3D4.QDV6
Entry Name: Moultavie,two cairns 850m NW of
Scheduled Date: 22 August 1991
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5223
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Alness
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The most northerly cairn measures 16m in diameter and up to 1.2m high. There is an almost complete kerb of boulders around its perimeter. The second cairn measures 8.0m in diameter and up to 1.2m high. The area to be scheduled measures 60m NW-SE by 35m NE-SW and is bounded on the SE by a forest track as detailed in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The site is of national importance because it can give us a greater understanding of prehistoric cairn construction. Pollen and features sealed beneath the cairns can also increase our understanding of the land use immediately prior to its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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