Cairn of Balnaguie
The Cairn of Balnaguie the north of the Black Isle in the Highlands in Scotland is a Stalled Cairn type Orkney Cromarty (OC).
The round cairn, measuring around 27 m, contains a rectangular chamber of a passage tomb of the Orkney-Cromarty (OC) type made of particularly solid slabs. The cairn was almost completely removed. A low wall defines the outer edge. Enough remains of the chamber to have a clear idea of its plan. The stones are 0.4 to 2.1 m high.
literature
- Jörg Lindenbeck: Investigations into late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age grave forms in south-west Scotland. In: Archaeological Information . Vol. 11, No. 2, 1988, pp. 228-232.
- Anna Ritchie, Graham Ritchie : Scotland. To Oxford archaeological Guide (= Oxford Archaeological Guides. ). Oxford University Press, Oxford 1998, ISBN 0-19-288002-0 .
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
Web links
- Description Engl. and pictures
- Entry on Cairn by Balnaguie in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 33 ′ 42.4 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 40.3" W.