MHG72 - Burial Cairn - Port Na Luinge
Summary
Well preserved Neolithic burial cairn. Scheduled.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2401 BC?)
Protected Status
Full Description
Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1974)
Cairn, Port na Luinge: This grass-covered cairn (first noted by OS) is situated on a ridge on the E side of Kilchoan Bay, 600m S of Kilchoan. Measuring about 16m in diameter and standing to a height of some 2m, it has been disturbed in the centre, but is otherwise well preserved. Several kerb-stones protrude through the turf on the SW side.
Surveyed at 1:2500 (Visited by OS {A A} 11 June 1970).
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1972.
The cairn was Scheduled by Historic Scotland in 1995.
The site was visited and recorded by J Haylett and R Clark in 2013 as part of a survey of the archaeology of Ardnamurchan. The cairn is made of beach stones. It has been pillaged from the top and from the NW side, where someone appears to have attempted to burrow into it. The area around it shows signs of some human activity, possibly an outer ring of stones. <1>
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). . 59, No. 53.
- <1> SHG26109 Text/Record Form/Field Recording Form: Haylett, J. 2013-14. West Ardnamurchan Archaeology Record Forms. Unaffiliated. Yes. Digital. 486632.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 48695 63212 (16m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM46SE |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM6174 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22131 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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