MHG295 - Cairn - Carn Ghilleasbuig Ruaidh
Summary
Late neolithic-early bronze age cairn. It has been badly robbed although the centre may remain intact.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A cairn, some 18.0m in diameter and 2.0m maximum height. The N half has been quarried out leaving only a rim of overgrown debris around this side. It seems likely that the centre remains intact. The name is still known locally.
Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (A A) 27 August 1974.
The remains of what has formerly been a substantial cairn; it has measured about 16 m in diameter and still stands to a height of 3m. The centre shows signs of having been dug into, and a trench has been driven into the middle from the SSE side.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.
NCarn Ghilleasbuig Ruaidh (NAT)
OS 6"map, Argyllshire, 2nd ed., (1900)
A large cairn of stones whose name means 'Archibald Roy's Cairn'.
Name Book 1871.
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). . 54, No. 22.
- --- SHG3374 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 42, 88.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 0064 6389 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN06SW |
| Civil Parish | ARDGOUR |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23583 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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