MHG17669 - Lairig Eilde
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NN15SE 1 170 535.
(Group of Five ? centred at NN 170 535) (Cairns) (NAT)
OS 6" map (1875)
On top of the watershed of the pass between Glen Etive and Glencoe - Lairig Eilde - are five small cairns where people rested in carrying the dead from Glen Etive to the burial ground at Ballachulish.
Name Book 1869-97
An archaeological survey has been undertaken to inform the National Trust for Scotland of the range of archaeological features on their Glencoe Estate, with additional information relating to historic sources, management, interpretation and possibilities for future research.
NN 170 535 No trace remains of the 5 coffin cairns recorded in the 19th century.
J Harden and J Wordsworth 1996
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG3376 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. , 44.
- --- SHG862 Text/Publication/Article: Harden and Wordsworth, J and J. 1996. 'Glencoe Estate, Lochaber (Ardchattan and Muckairn; Lismore and Appin parishes), survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1996, p.57-58. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 57-58. 57.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 1700 5349 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN15SE |
| Civil Parish | ARDCHATTAN AND MUCKAIRN |
| Civil Parish | LISMORE AND APPIN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23694 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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