Monument record MHG296 - Cairn, Duisky

Summary

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

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Grid reference Centred NN 0129 7709 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NN07NW
Old County ARGYLL
Civil Parish ARDGOUR
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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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.

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  • --- 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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Record last edited

Apr 9 2008 5:21PM

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