Monument record MHG259 - Cairn, Ballnaselich
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 7933 6815 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM76NE |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
The slight remains of a cairn are visible on the N side of the public road between Strontian and Polloch, a little to the E of the bridge that carries the road over the River Polloch. Most of the cairn is said to have been removed to provide material for the bridge abutment (Information from I Thornber, Ardtornish) but a spread of stones and a cist are still visible. The cist, aligned NW-SE, is 1.2m long, 0.55m wide and 0.75m deep. The capstone has not survived and nothing is known about the contents.
RCAHMS 1980.
Listed. (Details obtainable from Lochaber Forest District Office, Torlundy, Fort William.)
J Kirby 1992.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- 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). . 52, No. 12; fig. 20.
- --- SHG854 Text/Publication/Article: Kirby, J. 1992. 'Glen Hurich Forest, Lochaber Forest District (Ardnamurchan parish): survey of Forestry Commission land', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1992, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43.
- --- SHG9365 Image/Photograph(s): Burial Cist, Polloch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9774 Image/Photograph(s): Burial Cist, Polloch. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG9790 Image/Photograph(s): Burial Cist, Polloch, view of location. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
