Lismore, Barr Mor
Burial Cairn (Bronze Age)
Site Name Lismore, Barr Mor
Classification Burial Cairn (Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Barr Mor 2
Canmore ID 23005
Site Number NM83NW 13
NGR NM 81234 38554
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/23005
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Lismore And Appin (Argyll And Bute)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM83NW 13 8123 3855.
(NM 8123 3856) Cairn (NR).
OS 1:10,000 map, (1975)
On the SW slopes of Barr Mor, and about 400 metres from the summit is a cairn which measures 17 by 15.5 metres and 2.3 metres in height. The top and flanks of the cairn have been severely robbed of stones to make a nearby wall.
RCAHMS 1975, visited July 1970.
As described. No kerbstones are visible.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 scale.
Visited by OS (R D) 29 November 1971.
Field Visit (July 1970)
NM 812 385. This cairn stands at a height of 100m OD on the SW slopes of Barr Mor and about 400 m SW of the summit. Situated on top of a small rocky hillock, it measures 17 m by 15.5 m and 2.3 min height. A considerable quantity of stones has been removed from the top and flanks of the cairn to build a near-by wall.
RCAHMS 1975, visited July 1970.
