Chamber tomb of Bealachnancorr
The chamber grave of Bealachnancorr (also called Ballachnecore, Bealach nan Clachan Core or Corrach) is located in the forest near the western end of a spur of the 269 m high Cnoc Mor, southeast of Strathpeffer in the Highlands in Scotland .
Four orthostats appear to define a polygonal chamber that is about 4.2 m long and 2.7 m wide, while a pair of low posts, three low side plates, and a pair of portal stones create a 3.75 m long 1.05 to 1.35 m Mark a wide passage from which a fall is more or less in position. The cairn of the Chambered Cairn type Orkney-Cromarty (OC) was completely cleared apart from traces in the chamber. The function of two stones outside the construction cannot be determined.
Nearby are the Iron Age fort of Knockfarrel or Knockfarril and the modern Touch Stone Maze in Blackmuir Wood . Its 81 stones are arranged in five concentric circles based on the design of prehistoric labyrinths . The stones come from different regions of Scotland and are intended to illustrate the complex Scottish geography and geology.
literature
- John R. Baldwin: Lothian and the Borders (= Exploring Scotland's Heritage. ). Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Edinburgh 1985, ISBN 0-11-492434-1 .
Web links
- Description and pictures
- Entry to Bealachnancorr Chamber Tomb in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Description and pictures
Individual evidence
- ↑ Forestry and Land Scotland: Blackmuir Wood , accessed March 4, 2020
Coordinates: 57 ° 34 ′ 23.4 " N , 4 ° 31 ′ 47.6" W.