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Latitude: 58.3106 / 58°18'38"N
Longitude: -6.7472 / 6°44'50"W
OS Eastings: 122061
OS Northings: 945589
OS Grid: NB220455
Mapcode National: GBR 96QR.Q8G
Mapcode Global: WGX18.BC8W
Entry Name: Cnoc na Moine,burial cairn,Dalmore
Scheduled Date: 30 July 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5402
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)
Location: Barvas
County: Na h-Eileanan Siar
Electoral Ward: An Taobh Siar agus Nis
Traditional County: Ross-shire
The monument consists of the remains of a Neolithic burial cairn.
The structure is situated on the highest point (over 80m above sea level) between the beaches of Dalmore and Dalbeg. The burial cairn is circular and slightly raised with an outer kerb that is especially well defined in the SW portion. The diameter of the structure is c.8m. In recent times some of the cairn material has been re-arranged into a triangular stack of stones at the centre. There is a boulder with possible cup marks c.14m to the NW of the Cairn.
The area to be scheduled is circular with a maximum diameter of 50m to include the cairn and an area around it which may contain buried evidence of activity related to the site, as shown in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance as a good example of a Neolithic burial structure. It may preserve evidence, accessible through excavation, with the potential to increase our understanding of the ritual practices, material culture and society of Neolithic communities.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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RCAHMS records the monument as NB24NW 15.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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