New deep broad- and narrow-band (JHK and Br Gamma at 2.17 μm and H2 at 2.12 μm) images of the mid-infrared source G287.47-0.54 (Tr14-N4) are presented and analysed along with archive 3.6 to 8 μm Spitzer images. We demonstrate the presence of a compact (0.3 pc) embedded infrared cluster with at least 72 young members. The age of the cluster is around 10^5 years and >= 32% of the sources show significant infrared excess emission. The SEDS of the two most luminous sources indicate that these are Class I young stellar objects. We found a 0.05 pc-long disk with i ~ 40-70 deg around source #902, which is seen directly through the dust disk only at Lambda >= 2.2. Most of its near-IR radiation is scattered light from lobes on both sides of the disk. A second YSO, #438, displays symmetrically elongated features that seem to be caused by scattering, also suggesting the presence of a disk. The young cluster G287.47-0.54 is embedded at the head of a dust pillar where the interaction of a very massive cluster, in this case Tr 16, with a dense molecular core has triggered a new star formation episode. We suggest that the dense cloudlet is sticking out of the remnant giant molecular cloud located at the far side of the northern Carina nebula. Also, five small molecular hydrogen 2.12 μm emission knots with no BrGamma counterpart are found in the vicinity of a nearby CO emission peak. These shock excited knots evince the presence of mass outflows in the region. At present, it is unclear whether the engine of this outflow is a member of the cluster or rather a yet undetected, younger YSO deeply embedded in the molecular core.