MHG74 - Burial Cairn, Cnoc Nan Druidneach
Summary
Neolithic to Bronze Age burial cairn containing a cist
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL CAIRN (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
Full Description
A small knoll, or mound, situate at the Confluence of Allt "Coire na Creiche" with "Carnach River". A few years ago, some men, in removing stones for building purposes from this place, discovered a cist. No remains were found therein. Sig. [Signification] "The Druid's Hillock"
OSNB Vol.78 327
Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
This cairn is as described by the RCAHMS.
(Surveyed at 1:2500 by L S Rev in 1972, following information given by Mr Thornber, Ardtornish, 10 March 1972)
Visited by OS (J M) 4 July 1974.
This cairn occupies the highest point of a low ridge called Cnoc nan Druidhneach which lies in the angle formed by the junction of the River Carnoch and a minor tributary, the Allt Coire na Creiche. The cairn has been severely robbed, but many of the granite kerb-stones are still in position. Measuring 13.7m from E to W by 10.7m transversely and about 0.5m in height, the cairn contains a central cist (1.0m by 0.5m and 0.5m deep), but this has been rifled; the capstone now lies dislodged a little to the NW.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG13422 Image/Photograph(s): Carnoch Cairn, Central Cist.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13423 Image/Photograph(s): Carnoch Cairn, Central Cist.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14270 Image/Photograph(s): Cnoc Nan Druidneach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14276 Image/Photograph(s): Cnoc Nan Druidneach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14277 Image/Photograph(s): Cnoc Nan Druidneach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG14278 Image/Photograph(s): Cnoc Nan Druidneach. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- 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. 25; plan fig. 22.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 84795 60850 (16m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM86SW |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/SM7815 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23126 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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