MHG296 - Cairn, Duisky

Summary

Late neolithic-early bronze age cairn. It has been badly damaged by tree root action and by treasure hunters.

Type and Period (1)

CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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Cairn, Duisky: This cairn, standing on a slight rise 400m N of Duisky on the S side of Loch Eil, has been considerably disturbed both by trees and by treasure-seekers; it measures 8.5m in diameter and stands to a height of 1m.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1974.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- 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. 30.

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Grid reference	Centred NN 0129 7709 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NN07NW
Civil Parish	ARDGOUR
Geographical Area	LOCHABER

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/23593 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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