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Bealach An Duine
Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bealach An Duine
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 23917
Site Number NN40NE 3
NGR NN 4927 0832
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/23917
- Council Stirling
- Parish Callander
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Perthshire
NN40NE 3 4927 0832
There is a cairn marking the grave of a Cromwellian soldier in the pass called Bealach an Duine.
M Ferguson 1890.
NN 440 095 (centre) An archaeological survey was carried out in advance of possible forest regeneration around Loch Katrine in January 1997. The survey area was mainly restricted to woodlands, including both broadleaf and coniferous, but also included areas of open hillside. The survey identified and accurately located the presence of 84 known and previously unknown sites.
The majority of the features recorded were related to medieval or later settlement and field enclosures. A small-scale post-medieval iron industry was established around the loch shores and the Glengyle Burn.
No evidence of prehistoric settlement was recorded. The only potentially prehistoric feature was a possible burial mound just beyond the present W end of the loch. A stone cairn is recorded as containing the body of a Cromwellian soldier.
NN 4927 0832 Cromwellian burial cairn.
Sponsor: West of Scotland Water.
I Cullen and G Tompsett 1997
This cairn was recorded by GUARD (NMRS MS 725/129) during a survey of woodlands around Loch Katrine. Situated on the edge of a forest ride, this cairn is semicircular in shape measuring 5m across and it is composed of rough boulders.
I Cullen and G Tompsett (GUARD) 7 to 12 January 1997; NMRS MS 725/129, no.69
