Eilean Carnaich, Loch Craignish
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Eilean Carnaich, Loch Craignish
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 22730
Site Number NM80NW 1
NGR NM 8145 0501
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Craignish
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM80NW 1 8145 0501.
(NM 8145 0501) Cairn (NR)
OS 1:10,000 map, (197
There is a very ruinous cairn on Eilean Carnaich, a small tidal inlet. It has a possible kerb to seaward. There is no trace of any cist.
A Graham 1950; M Campbell and M Sandeman 1965.
According to local information, this cairn was in good condition about five years ago, but has lately been robbed for building material. All that now remains is a low, shapeless heap of rubble with no kerbing visible. The cairn material is spread for about 14 metres and the cairn itself now has a maximum height of 1 metre.
Surveyed at 1:2500 scale.
Visited by OS (D W R) 15 October 1971.
Field Visit (November 1983)
On the SW end of Eilean Carnaich, a small tidal islet near the head of Loch Craignish, there is a ruined cairn measuring about 14m in diameter and 1m in height (Campbell and Sandeman 1964); a few possible kerbstones are visible on the NW and S sides. The cairn has been robbed of stone on at least two occasions, namely the building of the pier at Ardfern and also the reconstruction of the nearby hotel.
RCAHMS 1988, visited November 1983.
