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Loch Eck, Paper Caves
Platform (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Loch Eck, Paper Caves
Classification Platform (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 299882
Site Number NS18NW 18
NGR NS 13640 89416
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/299882
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Dunoon And Kilmun
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit
NS 13640 89416 At an elevation of c100m on the track leading up to the well-known Paper Caves on the W side of Loch Eck is a broad flat sub-circular recessed platform 9m in diameter. The rear scarp is approximately 2m high; below the front is natural rock. In front of the platform, the ground slopes downhill at 45°. There is a widespread scatter of small pieces of charcoal across the platform, but no hearth or other evidence of a recent fire.
David Dorren and Nina Henry, 2008
