Monument record MHG39 - Cist, Laga
Summary
Bronze Age cist. Exact location no longer known
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6347 6107 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM66SW |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A stone cist was found here before 1872. No further information is available as to its contents or location. It is probably dated to the bronze age (ie between c2000 and 1000 BC). This has been a desk assessment area.
J Wordsworth, SSSIs, Scottish Natural Heritage, 1993
There is now no trace of this cist, found 200m E of Laga; no details are known about the discovery.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1972
No trace and no further information.
Visited by OS (R L) 25 May 1970.
(NM 6347 6108) Stone Cist found (NAT)
OS 6" map, Argyllshire, 2nd ed., (1902)
A cist was found here a few years before 1872.
Name Book 1872.
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). . 63, No. 76.
- --- SHG3392 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 62, 105.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
