Archaeology Notes
Date - 1977
Event ID 697981
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/697981
NR89NW 5 83037 98309.
(NR 8304 9822) Cairn (NR)
OS 6" map, Argyllshire, 2nd ed., (1900)
The New Statistical Account notes 'urns' found in cairns in the Kilmartin Valley.
NSA 1845.
The Mid Cairn, Nether Largie, was excavated by Craw in 1929. It measured 109' x 101', and was said to have been c.10' in height, most of it having been removed for road repairs; it was 1' - 3' high when seen by Craw. He found 2 empty cists, both apparently undisturbed; cist 'A', with grooved side-slabs measured 4' x 2'4" x 2', while cist 'B' was 3'6" x 2'4" x 2'. The N end slab of 'B' bore a single cup mark, and faint axehead markings were noted in 1955. A flat slab, with 5 cup marks, was also found within the kerb.
J H Craw 1930; M Campbell and M Sandeman 1964
NR 8304 9830. Generally as described. The cairn is enclosed by a railed fence and measures 30.0m E-W by 31.0m. Only cist 'B' is visible. Resurveyed at 1:2500.
Visited by OS (IA) 26 April 1973
Nether Largie - Mid Cairn (DoE nameplate) is 1.3m high and is generally as described in the report of above.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (TRG) 14 February 1977
