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Latitude: 57.752 / 57°45'7"N
Longitude: -4.2984 / 4°17'54"W
OS Eastings: 263313
OS Northings: 875905
OS Grid: NH633759
Mapcode National: GBR H8R7.HS6
Mapcode Global: WH3CY.YF93
Entry Name: Easter Baldoon,chambered cairn 190m NNE of
Scheduled Date: 15 October 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4753
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Rosskeen
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth
The remains of a chambered cairn with a two compartment burial chamber. Various stones which have been displaced from the chamber and the grass covered perimeter of the cairn are also visible. The chamber measures 5m NW-SE x 2.5m, and the cairn about 16m in diameter. The area to be scheduled includes the structures described above and an area around them in which traces of activities associated with their use may survive: it measures 40m in diameter and is bounded on the north by a forest track, as depicted in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it is a good example of an Orkney-Cromarty Neolithic burial mound. The surviving features can enhance our understanding of prehistoric burial and ceremonial practice. It is also of importance because pollen and features sealed beneath the surface of the cairn can increase our understanding of the environment and land-use immediately prior to its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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