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Latitude: 57.6668 / 57°40'0"N
Longitude: -4.3663 / 4°21'58"W
OS Eastings: 258942
OS Northings: 866560
OS Grid: NH589665
Mapcode National: GBR H8LG.8PT
Mapcode Global: WH3D9.WKZG
Entry Name: Carn Liath,chambered cairn
Scheduled Date: 15 November 1990
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM4839
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn
Location: Kiltearn
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Cromarty Firth
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument comprises the remains of a Neolithic chambered cairn enclosed by a circular rubble wall of relatively recent date. The burial chamber consists of several upright and fallen slabs. The cairn as it survives measures 23m N-S by 21m E-W and up to 1.8m high. The area to be scheduled measures 45m in diameter, to include the cairn and an area around it in which traces of activities associated with its use may survive, as marked in red on the attached map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a burial site which has the potential to enhance considerably our understanding of prehistoric burial and ceremonial practices. It is of further importance because pollen and features sealed beneath the cairn can increase our understanding of the land use prior to its construction.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NH 56 NE 6.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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