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Oban, Corran Halls

Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Chapel (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Cist (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Site Name Oban, Corran Halls

Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Chapel (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Cist (Period Unassigned)(Possible)

Canmore ID 23065

Site Number NM83SE 8

NGR NM 8581 3063

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Kilmore And Kilbride
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Argyll And Bute
  • Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NM83SE 8 8581 3063.

(NM 8581 3063) Burial Ground (NR) (Site of)

OS 6"map, (1938)

"....the site of a chapel and burial ground. No traces of the chapel are now discernible, and the only portion of the burial ground remaining is shown by a gentle slope on the south and east sides. When the present public road passing close to it was in course of construction a few years ago, the workmen engaged dug up a quantity of sepulchral remains; two or three flag stones are still to be seen in the south side of the mound".

Name Book 1878.

By the side of the road from Oban to Dunollie, at the side of a little burn, is a mound 'that has much the appearance of an ancient burying place. There was a stone coffin turned up in the course of some field work, and there is a round mound in the north-west corner of the field, supposed to be a tumulus. It is different from the little 'eskars' that are so common in this part of the country, and on the crown of it there is one erect stone, and others lying near'.

D Clerk and J Stuart 1876.

Burial Ground: Someone dug there last year (1932), but could not find any interments.

OS 6"map, annotated by Dr Ivor Campbell, 1933.

The site of this alleged 'burial ground' is now occupied by an ornamental garden & houses; and no trace of the stones and mounds exist. It is doubtful if this was a chambered cairn.

Visited by OS (W D J) 3 December 1964.

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