MHG254 - Kerb Cairn, Acharn
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- KERB CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
The cairn is as described in 1974 (RCAHMS, 1980, 48-9) apart from the SE sector, where erosion of the quarry sides has undercut the cairn. Trees are growing around the perimeter but the kerb-stones are still visible.
Field Verification Project (West Lochaber) - J Robertson, 03/2004
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NM75SW 2 7022 5048.
(NM 7022 5048) A cairn is situated 210m NE of Acharn, on the highest part of the promontory that lies in the angle formed by the junction of the Black Water and the Abhainn a' Ghlinne Gail. It has been heavily robbed, and now appears as a low, roughly circular mound, 9.9m by 9.4m in diameter, which stands to a height of about 0.25m; several kerb-stones are visible in the NW half as shown on the plan.
J N G Ritchie and I Thornber 1977; RCAHMS 1980, visited 1974.
See Associated Record NM75 SW0036
DEH 09/06/05
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1510 Text/Publication/Article: Ritchie and Thornber, J N G and I. 1977. 'Small cairns in Argyll: some recent work (i) Cairns in the Aline valley, Morvern, Argyll', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 106 1974-5, p.15-30. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 15-30. 17-18, 26.
- --- 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). . 48, No. 7(1); plan fig. 14.
- --- SHG596 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1977. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 106 1974-5, p.229-33. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 229-33. 229.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7021 5048 (80m by 80m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM75SW |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM7794 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22682 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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