Angus HER - NO25NE0002 - CAIRN PLEW

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Primary ReferenceNO25NE0002
NameCAIRN PLEW
NRHE Card No.NO25NE2
NRHE Numlink 30995
HES SM No. 6842
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Remains of a possible prehistoric burial cairn, on the southern summit of Creigh Hill, depicted on the historic OS maps. In 1970 it was recorded as measuring 13 m in diameter and 1.2 m in height, and has been damaged by shooting-butts. The area of the Cairn was included in a walkover survey conducted by Alder Archaeology in October 2020, in advance of proposed woodland creation (NO25NE0079). The survey recorded the cairn (Feature 55) and noted that the exposed mound of bare stones without a covering of earth, suggests some attempt at unofficial excavation at some point in the more recent past. Several small shelters have been built against the south and southwest sides using material from the cairn, while what appears to have been the central chamber has collapsed. The remains measure 13.9 m northeast-southwest by 7.50 m northwest-southeast, up to 1.10 m tall but generally less. A marker cairn on the southwest summit of the hill, 7.50 m to the northwest of Cairn Plew was probably constructed of material from the monument.
Last Update05/11/2021
Updated Byjnicholson
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation15/08/2017

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National Grid Reference: NO 2643 5842



Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2020 Field Survey

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
91958 1 OSOS 
31971 1 OSOS 
 1983   RCMRCM 
202020 Survey 03ALD DEV100

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SHELTERS  C100
CAIRNSBURIALPOSSIBLEB90
CAIRNS REMAINS OFA100