MHG14434 - Ballchulish House
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status
Full Description
NN05NW 4 0488 5951.
NN 0488 5951. On the north end of a low gravel ridge, 300 metres north of Ballachulish House, are the remains of a cairn. The north part has been destroyed, while the south part, irregularly shaped and now measuring 11.4 by 8 metres, has been much damaged by ploughing and clearance dumping. The cairn now stands to a maximum height of 0.75 metres, and on the SE perimeter, five original kerbstones remain in position At the north edge, there is a cist which has been partly dug into the natural gravel. It measures 1.3 by 0.7 metres and has a depth of 0.6 metres. It is covered by a massive capstone. When excavated (RCAHMS 1972), no skeletal remains were found, though there was evidence of previous disturbance. Fragments of a food vessel found on the cist floor are now in NMAS.
RCAHMS 1972; 1975, visited August 1972.
As described
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Visited by OS (J P) 22 November 1971.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1085 Text/Publication/Article: RCAHMS. 1972. 'Lorn, Argyll, Ballachulish House, Lismore and Appin, cairn', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1972, p.59. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 59. 59.
- --- SHG2659 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1975. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the ancient monuments: volume 2: Lorn. . planNo. 19.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 0488 5951 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN05NW |
| Civil Parish | LISMORE AND APPIN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (1)
- VESSEL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC? to 551 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM4166 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23557 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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