Monument record MHG72 - Burial Cairn, Port Na Luinge
Summary
Well preserved neolithic burial cairn. Scheduled.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 48695 63212 (16m by 16m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM46SE |
| Old County | ARGYLL |
| Civil Parish | ARDNAMURCHAN |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (1974)
Cairn, Port na Luinge: This grass-covered cairn (first noted by OS) is situated on a ridge on the E side of Kilchoan Bay, 600m S of Kilchoan. Measuring about 16m in diameter and standing to a height of some 2m, it has been disturbed in the centre, but is otherwise well preserved. Several kerb-stones protrude through the turf on the SW side.
Surveyed at 1:2500 (Visited by OS {A A} 11 June 1970).
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1972.
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). . 59, No. 53.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
