Monument record MHG481 - Kerb Cairn, Ardness
Summary
Site of late neolithic-bronze age kerb cairn. Scheduled.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 6626 4444 (80m by 80m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM64SE |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | MORVERN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Scheduled 3/2003, see secondary file for details - HAW 4/2003
Cairn (NR) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
A cairn, as described by OS (NKB).
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.
Situated about 150m W of the cairn described on NM64SE 3, on a slight eminence, is a cairn of bare rubble stones, measuring 12m in diameter and 1.7m in height. One probable kerb-stone set on edge is discernible in the SW and a rough modern wall has been built round the S perimeter. Surveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (NKB) 16 June 1970.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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). . 60, No. 55(2).
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Record last edited
Apr 10 2008 4:36PM
