MHG253 - Kerb Cairn, Muicrach
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- KERB CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The cairn is as described in 1970 and 1973 (RCAHMS, 1980, 56). Kerb-stones are visible in the E sector as well as the NE.
Field Verification Project (West Lochaber) - J Robertson, 03/2004
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NM75SW 1 7301 5013.
NM 729 501. An oval cairn, measuring 52ft by 40ft and about 6ft high, stands about 50 yards S of a bridge carrying the road from Strontian to Lochaline. It seems to have had a kerb of large stones, and has been robbed in the centre, but no remains of a cist or chamber are visible.
J G Scott 1964.
Since Scott's visit, this cairn of rubble stones, situated at NM 7301 5013 on haughland, has been extensively quarried from the N and W so that its original size and shpe cannot be verified. Mr Thornber (I Thornber, Ardtornish) who visited the cairn during quarrying, knows of no finds being made. Surveyed at 1:10,000.
Visited by OS (N K B) 16 June 1970.
(NM 7301 5013) Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1974)
This severely-robbed cairn measures 12.5m in diameter and 1.7m in height. Its N half has been almost completely removed, though three kerb-stones protrude above the turf on the NE perimeter.
RCAHMS 1980.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG2660 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1980. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments volume 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). . 56, No. 35.
- --- SHG844 Text/Publication/Article: Scott, J G. 1964. 'Gleann Geal', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1964, p.18. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 18. 18.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7301 5013 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM75SW |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22681 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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