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Gasworks Cave, Oban
Cave (Period Unassigned), Human Remains(S) (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(S) (Flint)(Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gasworks Cave, Oban
Classification Cave (Period Unassigned), Human Remains(S) (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(S) (Flint)(Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 23062
Site Number NM83SE 5
NGR NM 8605 3005
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/23062
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmore And Kilbride
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM83SE 5 8605 3005.
Approx NM 8604 3007 A cave which formerly existed behind the gas works in Oban, has now been completely destroyed by quarrying. It is said to have contained several human skeletons and in 1877, two fragments of pottery, a flint chip and quantities of shells were recovered, in addition to human and animal remains. The pottery, which appears to be of Cinerary Urn style and the flint flake are preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS. (Accession no. HL 378-380).
RCAHMS 1975.
No further information obtained.
Visited by OS (W D J) 3 December 1964.
Note (1975)
On a number of occasions, particularly in the latter part of the 19th century, prehistoric burials, some of them in cists, have been discovered in Oban. The majority have been found in the northern part of the town, broadly between Breadalbane Street and Corran Park.
(4) NM 860 300. A cave which formerly existed behind the gas works in Oban, has now been completely destroyed by quarrying. It is said to have contained several human skeletons, and in 1877 two fragments of pottery, a flint chip and quantities of shells were recovered, in addition to human and animal remains. The pottery, which appears to be of Cinerary Urn style and the flint flake are preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS. (Accession no. HL 378-380).
RCAHMS 1975.
