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Carn Glas,cairns,Mains of Kilcoy

A Scheduled Monument in Dingwall and Seaforth, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5346 / 57°32'4"N

Longitude: -4.3776 / 4°22'39"W

OS Eastings: 257757

OS Northings: 851872

OS Grid: NH577518

Mapcode National: GBR H8KT.3KG

Mapcode Global: WH3DW.QWN9

Entry Name: Carn Glas,cairns,Mains of Kilcoy

Scheduled Date: 29 December 1971

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Source ID: SM3123

Schedule Class: Cultural

Category: Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain)

Location: Killearnan

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Dingwall and Seaforth

Traditional County: Ross-shire

Description

House: early 19th century, 2 storey and attic, 3 bay

farmhouse with single storey, 2 bay wing to east gable.

Harled; projecting gabled porch to centre door; small windows

in 1st floor; 2 piended dormers; 4-pane glazing; end stacks;

slate roof. Steading; early/mid 19th century harled rubble

hay/threshing barn, long elevation east/west; round-headed

centre entrance with paired, divided winnowing doors;

flanking depressed arched louvred vents (to left dropped as

doorway); similar vent to south gable, dropped as door to

north. Wooden threshing floor over beaten earth flooring.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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