Open AccessNotice of Underground Chambers recently Excavated on the Hill of Cairn Conan, Forfarshire
Author(s) -
John Stuart
Publication year - 1862
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.003.465.471
Subject(s) - notice , excavation , archaeology , mining engineering , engineering , history , law , political science
The author reports on the excavation of a cairn found on Cairn Conan, near St Vigeans. He includes some local history, the dimensions of the cairn and the process of the excavation. It is noted that the excavation has not been finished, but the author suggests some underground chambers that he believes may be of a similar style and speculates about what the discoveries in this area could mean for the wider study of cairns in the UK.