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Islay, Upper Cragabus
Cairn (Prehistoric)
Site Name Islay, Upper Cragabus
Classification Cairn (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 37620
Site Number NR34SW 12
NGR NR 32663 44605
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/37620
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kildalton And Oa
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit (May 1981)
NR 326 445. This turf-covered cairn is situated on the crest of a whale-backed ridge about 400m NE of Upper Cragabus. It measures 9.4m from NNE to ssw by 8.4m transversely and stands to a height of 1m. A turf bank crosses the cairn on the longer axis, and two pits in the surface of the cairn were probably dug to provide material for the bank.
RCAHMS 1984, visited May 1981
Field Visit
NR34SW 12 3265 4459.
At NR 3265 4459, situated prominently on a ridge, are the remains of a turf-covered cairn, which has been severely disfigures by the digging of two pits, and the construction of a bank over the summit. It measures approximately 8.0m in diameter and 1.0m high; few stones are visible and there is no trace of a kerb or cist.
Visited by OS (NKB) 24 September 1979.