Cairn of Belmaduthy
The Cairn of Belmaduthy is 400 meters from the eponymous farm, north of Munlochy in Muir of Ord, on the Black Isle in the Highlands in Scotland is a strongly disturbed by Abpflügen Stalled Cairn type Orkney Cromarty (OC).
The northeast-southwest oriented stone mound was oval (about 19.5 m long, 13.5 m wide). The chamber is rectangular. The stones obtained are 0.6 to 1.5 m high. A group of depressions on the inside of the eastern stone made of sandstone conglomerate is believed to be of natural origin. An additional upright stone, 0.9 m high, stands on the eastern edge of the stone hill.
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 Belmaduthy Cairn in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 34'24.7 " N , 4 ° 16'4.1" W.